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TIL that living in an area where you can see the ocean has been found to reduce psychological stress, even after controlling for factors such as income and neighborhood status.

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aM6A TIL the word for “roller coasters” in Russian translates to “American Mountains.”
nWnWW TIL that in 1944, double agent Arabel/Garbo was awarded the German Iron Cross and, four months later, the Order of the British Empire Medal. Along with Lauri Törni, he is one of the few people to have received a military distinction from both the Axis and the Allies.
XEkl8 TIL Pete Best, original drummer of the Beatles, moved to America shortly after Best's firing from the Beatles and released an album titled 'Best of the Beatles' which confused record buyers and generated large sales numbers due to consumers believing that it was a compilation of Beatles songs.
Wy99 TIL That a UPS driver or driver’s assistant can not have beard
GAkL7 TIL Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. The university was founded in 1096, over 300 years before the founding of the Aztec Empire in 1428.