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TIL Despite common stereotypes, video games can provide a range of benefits for our cognitive abilities, mental well-being, and social skills!

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b9dla TIL that in India, there is a species of giant squirrel that have multicoloured fur, with with varying shades of orange, maroon and purple. Their bodies measure 36in from head to tail – double the size of their grey relatives – and they can leap 20ft between trees.
x6jQ0 Today I learned that a prehistoric shark with teeth shaped like a buzz saw once existed, nicknamed the “Buzzsaw Killer”
wkWE TIL that Ayn Rand, upon her retirement, went onto Social Security and Medicare.
5DAk TIL that before the FIFA World Cup 2014 Semi Final Match in which they lost 7-1 from Germany, Brazil hadn’t lost a single match at a home stadium in competitive matches since 1975.
yQvje TIL after losing a son and extreme financial hardships, the song "It Is Well With My Soul" was written by Spafford while on his way to meet his grieving wife as he passed by the area where his four daughters had recently died from a collision in the Atlantic Ocean.