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

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dDm8B TIL the last elementary particle that we know to exist was discovered in 2012 at the CERN in Switzerland, using the Large Hadron Collider. It's called the Higgs boson and it's the particle responsible for "assigning" a mass to other elementary particles.
X0ZQ8 TIL During the 1975 Banqiao Dam Failure in China caused by extreme rainfall due to Typhoon Nina, airstrikes were conducted on several dams downstream to release water in desired directions and protect other dams.
nW8bd TIL that the first successful blood transfusion was done in 1628 by Richard Lower between dogs. Then in 1818, James Blundell performed the first successful transfusion of human blood to a patient.
9m9D TIL: Ottoman Pirates undertook a series of Slave Raids in Iceland in 1627. They captured an estimated 400–900 Icelandic prisoners to sell into slavery. This event is known in Iceland as Tyrkjaránið – the ‘Turkish Raid’
oBJko TIL that playing Taps at military funerals started with a Union soldier’s funeral held too close to the enemy to risk a traditional gun salute giving away their position. They played Taps to give a quieter salute. It was also named Taps because the bugle melody was often followed by three drum taps.