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TIL of the “Zeigarnik effect,” a psychological process whereby students who suspend their study, during which they do unrelated activities (such as studying unrelated subjects or playing games), will remember material better than students who complete study sessions without a break

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MApW TIL that the Republican Party hasn’t won a Presidential election without a Bush or Nixon on the ballot since 1928.
Oo4Y6 TIL that Coca-Cola was originally made to cure addiction
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4lD6 TIL that Tul Bahadur Pun was a Gurkha who won the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest award for Valor in combat in WWII, and was denied a visa to live there because he ‘failed to demonstrate strong ties to the UK.’