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TIL That Excess Soy Consumption Has Been Linked With ADD/ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Dementia, and Seizures

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D16mD TIL that before Gene Roddenberry created "Star Trek", he survived three plane crashes (two as a passenger and one as a pilot; two of the crashes involved multiple fatalities) and also worked as a air crash investigator
B0vd TIL that during Hurricane Isabel, sentries guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns remained at their post
4JYN TIL: A blonde, blue eyed Frenchman convinced 18th-C London that he was from Taiwan. He wrote a best-selling book about his “homeland” filled with bizarre facts, including a fake alphabet and language. He became the most famous “Asian” in England. In other words, the greatest troll of the 1700s.
E1wgX TIL That one of Canada's political parties wants to make "Sorry" Canada's oficial motto
plJe TIL: Google sought out to make the most efficient teams by studying their employees. Named ‘Project Aristotle’ the research found Psychological Safety to be the most important factor in a successful team. That is an ability to take risk without fear of judgement from peers.