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TIL background music help with concentration - it increases task-focus and decreases mind-wandering

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WkB4A TIL America and "the Americas" were named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian navigator and merchant. "America" was chosen because it matches Europe and Asia, which are also womens names.
xVE50 Today I learned that there is a German band called Compressor Head composed entirely of Robots, who actually play the instruments.
GAKEG TIL that the city of Marseille dates back to an ancient Greek colony named Massalia and is considered one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlements.
JV6B TIL: Each Razzie for “Wild Wild West” was accepted in person by Robert Conrad, who had portrayed Jim West in the original series and subsequent TV films. He accepted the awards to show his objections to the movie.
8aD7P TIL a soldier in Napoleon's army invented "night writing" in the early 1800s so soldiers could communicate safely in the dark. It was then adapted and perfected by Louis Braille to give us the tactile writing system known as "Braille", which is used by vision impaired persons worldwide.