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TIL Tetris can be used to reduce PTSD symptoms

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WxKd TIL that land reclamation projects have increased the land area of Singapore by over 21%
KRWE TIL police in west Germany located a man who had a warrant for unpaid fines. They confronted him just as his slot machine struck a jackpot, and he avoided jail time by paying his fine on the spot.
v1arB TIL Richard Nixon once called in staff to help him open an allergy-pill bottle. It was the childproof type of bottle, with instructions saying “Press down while turning.” The cap had teeth marks on it where Nixon had apparently tried to gnaw it open
GAvYJ TIL: Mindfulness has been shown to be as effective as Escitalopram for the treatment of Anxiety Disorders
W79mB TIL there was a real life Chef Boy-ar-dee who was the head chef at The Plaza in NYC. He anglicized his name from Boiardi because non-Italians couldn't pronounce it.