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TIL The ‘Batman Effect’. Adopting an alter ego is an extreme form of ‘self-distancing’, which involves taking a step back from our immediate feelings to allow us to view a situation more dispassionately. It can help control anxiety, and help the subject pursue exercise and healthy diet

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p8Gne TIL that in 1901, a doctor was told mid-surgery that he was needed urgently elsewhere, to which he responded that he could not leave "even for the President of the United States". He was then told he needed to operate on William McKinley, the President of the United States.
KQgE TIL French Emperor Napoleon wore poison around his neck in case of defeat. When he finally used it in 1814, it had lost its strength and only made him painfully ill.
QJ6Ok TIL having a BMI in the middle of the healthy range (21.75) makes you thinner than 92% of American adults.
OoWZe TIL that many clock faces that use Roman numerals show "4" as IIII instead of IV.
ADKnw TIL that Gustave the crocodile that allegedly killed 300 people has been killed