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TIL playing Tetris after a traumatic event can prevent the development of traumatic memories and reduce the chance of having flashbacks.

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69yLl TIL Folk/blues singer Lead Belly recorded the first known usage of the term "stay woke". He used the term in the song Scottsboro Boys to warn black audiences about lynch mobs in Alabama.
MLeW TIL when America lost it’s AAA credit rating in 2011, the treasury contacted S&P and said “such behavior could not occur without a response”. Within 2 weeks the SEC and DoJ were investigating the ratings agency and the government ended up suing them for $5 billion
BeOD TIL That the descendants of Samurai are over represented at the the top of Japanese society, despite not being nobility for over 140 years.
d8rRE TIL that Compaq released a convertible touch screen laptop with a detachable keyboard... in 1993
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