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TIL psychologists widely condemn “experiential avoidance”, the conscious effort to avoid certain feelings or thoughts. It can lead to social anxiety, self-harm and other problems.

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D17be TIL Clyde Barrow (Bonnie and Clyde) once wrote a letter to Henry Ford, thanking him for the reliability and performance of his V-8 automobiles.
WkQoN TIL Paul Simon sent David Draiman an email praising Disturbed's performance of The Sound of Silence
a7aL TIL that there is a failed Nazi village in the middle of Paraguay with only two old Germans left
6EK8Q TIL St. Cassian of Imola was martyred by having the students he was teaching stab him to death with iron styli.
7Gyb TIL A U.S. infantryman named Bill Millin stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day playing bagpipes. German snipers didn’t shoot him because they thought he was insane.