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

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bME0 TIL that the name Poodle comes from the German ‘pudelhund’ meaning “water dog”. Poodles were originally bred as water retrievers and their distinctive ‘pom-pom’ haircuts were designed to keep their joints warm and prevent rheumatism.
8a0Na TIL When a cough lasts longer than six to eight weeks, it's considered a chronic cough. How postnasal drips causes a chronic cough is still not clearly understood
VMkG0 TIL In 1874, The Munich physics professor Philipp von Jolly advised Max Planck against going into physics, saying, "in this field, almost everything is already discovered.
ye6V TIL that grapefruit juice can cause severe side effects (including sudden death) when taken with certain common medications.
wML6 TIL That after the Napoleonic Wars the Dutch set up poverty colonies to help poor families. It was opposed by Christians because it “intervened with God’s plan”