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TIL studies showed that meditation can have a lot of positive effects on the brain, but they depend on the type of meditation. Some helps with multitasking, others reduce stress hormones.

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neV8b TIL The town of Shitterton, England, kept getting its town sign stolen. In 2010, they finally solved the problem by installing a 1.6 tonne concrete slab with the town name inscribed on it.
awAYo TIL: Albert Günther Göring (9 March 1895 – 20 December 1966) was a German Businessman who helped Jew and dissidents survive in Germany during the Second World War. His older brother was Hermann Göring, the head of the German Luftwaffe and a leading member of the Nazi Party.
LQl1r TIL there is a delicacy called 'Laurices' that involves consuming rabbit fetuses.
x6ob0 TIL: The word "bee" in Spelling Bee came from the context of communal labor (sewing bee, quilting bee, etc) like bees in a hive. It then developed to mean a social gathering for any specific purpose.
e0eVn TIL that Radiohead sued Lana Del Rey for plagiarizing the chord progression and vocal style of "Creep" for her song "Get Free", requesting 100% of the royalties. Radiohead was sued by the Hollies previously for using that same chord progression found in the Hollies' song "The Air That I Breathe".