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TIL that in a 2006 study, participants who processed a negative experience through talking to a tape recorder reported improved life satisfaction and enhanced mental and physical health relative to those who only thought about it!

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VBpZ8 Today I learned that in the earliest version of the nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill", Jill was a boy named Gill.
m5JE TIL That Assisted suicide is legal in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and three American states (Oregon, Washington, and Montana).
4DD5 TIL A California couple found over 1,400 Double Eagle gold coins from the late 1800s stowed in tin cans on their property. The value of the coins is estimated at $10 million.
JY1NB TIL Beer or wine is not safer to drink than liquor. One 250 ml beer has about the same amount of alcohol as one 100 ml glass of wine, or 30 ml distilled spirit. It is the amount of alcohol consumed that affects a person most, not the type of alcoholic drink
D1GWr TIL lightning strikes are several times more likely to reach the ground in colder climates compared to the tropics