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TIL that sleep deprevation after an traumatic event can help to process it better, basically because sleep is needed to memorize internalize what happened.

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69Eb7 TIL the story of Jonathan Daniels, a minister who saved the life of a civil rights activist by shielding her from a shotgun wielding man. He was killed instantly when the shotgun was fired.
LnX0 TIL in the mid-1980s, before digital circuitry became affordable, Nissan used tiny vinyl records for their voice warning system (to tell drivers doors were open, for example)
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7yRb TIL that China blocked search engine results for “tomorrow”, “yesterday” and “today” during the anniversary of Tiananmen Square
DQN4j TIL English has been the first/native language of every US president except one. President from 1837 to 1841, Martin Van Buren's native/first language was Dutch.