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TIL that Tetris can be used to prevent post-traumatic stress symptoms

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oOLK TIL when the original Mortal Kombat game came out, an audit menu listed Error Macros under the name ERMAC, leading fans to think there was a third hidden ninja in the game. This myth resulted in the creation of the character in future games.
4kXMb TIL WHL0137-LS, also known as Earendel, it is the earliest and most distant known star, at a comoving distance of 28 billion light-years
gpPy TIL; Bistro is not French for Cáfe, but the word Russian cosacks would shout at French waiters, meaning “quickly”
gM61L TIL about "Situationism", the idea that someone's immediate situation and environment determines their behaviour more than any genetic or learned traits
epMGn Today i Learned about "Killer" Jim Miller, an outlaw who reportedly killed over 50 men. During his execution, Miller was reported to have shouted, "Let 'er rip!" and stepped voluntarily off his box to hang.