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TIL Tetris can be used to reduce PTSD symptoms

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loeEG TIL that it was actually indians who based on historical evidence first invented and used dreadlocks and brought it to the caribbean and introduced it to black people.
4XGxR TIL about Pan-Pan, an alternative distress signal to Mayday. It is used when the situation is urgent, but does not pose an imminent risk to life. Using Pan-Pan informs potential rescuers that there is a problem, but rescue isn't immediately required.
6EpEZ TIL about Zacharie Cloutier, who is the common ancestor of Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Chris Pratt, and Jim Carrey (to name a few).
DQwZp TIL Kakiniit are the traditional tattoos of the Inuit of the North American Arctic. The practice is done almost exclusively among women, with women exclusively tattooing other women with the tattoos for various purposes.
rNnEW TIL about SN 1006, a supernova in the year 1006 CE that was described by observers on multiple continents, some 600 years before the first telescope. It was visible in the daytime sky for weeks, and the gamma rays it emitted created a sedimentary record on Earth. We have images of its remnants.