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TIL Tetris leads to fewer intrusive memories when applied several days after a traumatic event

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gMXQ8 TIL about US government "doomsday planes." They have 5,000+ sq ft of office space, three floors, 57 cases of MRE's, and each window has an EMP shielding grid.
VMWrZ TIL there is a sexual orientation called "objectum sexuality" (OS) where individuals experience emotional, romantic, and/or sexual feelings towards inanimate objects. OS individuals also possess significantly higher rates of diagnosed autism and synaesthesia
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