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TIL older adults who regularly use smartphones and computers tend to have lower rates of cognitive decline

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JVOj TIL the Walt Disney company owned an island near Orlando that opened a theme park in 1974 called Treasure Island. The park was later renamed Discovery Island and mysteriously closed in 1999 without any explanation given.
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