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TIL: Mindfulness has been shown to be as effective as Escitalopram for the treatment of Anxiety Disorders

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b9NKj TIL that despite Disney claiming that Steamboat Willie was the "first synchronized sound cartoon", the actual first cartoon to feature synchronized sound was the Fleischer Studios "My Old Kentucky Home" in 1926, 2 years before Steamboat Willie was released
R7A0w TIL that Baker's Chocolate is named after the company founder James Baker and is not just called that because it is a chocolate that is used by people who work as a baker.
kOEDE TIL "This Land Is Your Land," by Woody Guthrie, a popular American folk song among patriots, was originally created as a criticism of Capitalism and the U.S. government by a Communist labor organizer.
8eX8G TIL that The Jungle Book is Germany's biggest film of all time in terms of admissions with 27.3 million tickets sold, nearly 10 million more than Titanic's 18.8 million tickets sold
v1XML TIL that Waffle House serves 2% off all the eggs eaten in America