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TIL that the Islamic “Assassins” stuck into Saladin’s tent and left a death threat and piece of cake on his chest as he was sleeping. He then made a peace deal.

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E1B7X TIL the primary cause of procrastination is NOT laziness or poor time management, it’s negative emotions. When doing a task, if you felt negative emotions such as anxiety, boredom, or stress, then next time your brain will try to distract you or rationalize yourself out of doing the task.
E1r1X [TIL] Losing an hour of sleep after daylight savings results in a 24% increase of heart attacks whereas gaining an hour of sleep after daylight savings results in a 21% reduction of heart attacks.
YpK5d TIL there is a LOT of evidence for life after death. The University of Virginia Medical School has a Division of Perceptual Studies that researches this issue (among others). Researchers there gave a talk in 2017 entitled “Is There Life after Death? Fifty Years of Research at UVA”
W77MA TIL 94 US WWII Servicemen executed by the US Military are buried in "Plot E" of the Oise Aisne American Cemetery in France, a section designated for “the dishonored dead". Hedges hide it from view, no US flag is permitted to fly over it, the graves lack headstones and it is not publicly accessible.
GAWr5 TIL that the USA uses 10x as much salt on the road than they do in processed foods, and was first introduced on the roads in New Hampshire.