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klV4 TIL that after an 8-week course in mindfulness meditation, the amygdala, associated with fear and emotion, shrinks, while the pre-frontal cortex, associated with awareness, concentration and decision-making, becomes thicker
DQOwg TIL about the 1884 election. Grover Cleveland should have had an easy path to office, but then the scandal broke. He was accused of fathering a child out of wedlock and abandoning the mother. As a result, he won by a razor-thin margin of just 1,047 votes, or 0.09% of all votes cast in the state.
XEM7j TIL that AllSpice is not a mixed spice. Also known as Pimenta, AllSpice is made from the dried unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica and originates from Central and South American. It was named ‘Allspice’ by the English because it combined the flavours of clove, nutmeg and cinnamon
YyKP TIL That to supplement his income while playing in the NFL, Terry Crews would paint his fellow teammates’ portraits.
yVGMJ TIL that during a trip to Moscow, then Vice-President Richard Nixon was exposed to high levels of ionising radiation while staying at the US ambassador's residence. After Secret Service agents loudly complained the next day, radiation levels dropped.