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TIL Tetris helps cope with trauma

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YMYW TIL: AN Irish Army once invaded Canada
Z8eNo TIL that in 2014, filmmaker Steven Soderberg released a unique cut of "Psycho" that incorporates footage from Hitchcock's original film and the 1998 remake by Gus Van Sant (with all color removed) to create one film. This version is called "Psychos"
OomZe TIL That before its release in 1993, Jurassic Park was shown to 200 London school children ages 8-11. They overwhelmingly enjoyed the film and no ill effects were reported from schools or parents, earning the film a "PG" rating in Britain. Meanwhile, the American rating for the movie was "PG-13."
L88d TIL Billiards is called “Pool” because of horse race poolrooms. In the 1800s betting parlors were called poolrooms, “pool” referring to a collective bet. Billiard tables were installed in poolrooms for people to pass time between races. Eventually the phrase “shooting pool” meant playing billiards.
51yR TIL heartbreak is actually a form of addiction withdrawal