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TIL there is a website that plays rain and thunderstorm ambiance should you so desire it…

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7rYoM TIL that eclipses are of extreme importance to historians, as they are one of the only ways to precisely date many historical events, thus allowing the timing of events around the eclipse to also be determined.
7r8OO TIL Queen Victoria chose Ottawa to be Canada's capital
1aJlr TIL of the White Rose which was a non-violent Nazi resistance group made of college students and a professor. It started by releasing pamphlets against the Nazi Party and ended with the execution of 6 students and the professor.
EgD1P TIL Nostalgia regulates loneliness by affirming social support. Research suggests that by using nostalgia, interventions can be successful in reducing the sense of loneliness and lack of self worth.
epMmn TIL that the Primaries that got Lyndon B. Johnson to the Senate were rigged