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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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7rp5P TIL Walt Disney was a confidential informant for the FBI for the last 26 years of his life.
rJ4d TIL although being gay is illegal in Iran, being transgender is fully accepted. Although once you change gender you must then only date the opposite gender.
R7Kv1 TIL The 1966 Lamborghini Miura was the first to feature the company’s famous “fighting bull” logo. It also went against Lamborghini’s wishes, as he believed cars should be made for relaxation and touring instead of speed like Ferrari’s machines.
OG7e4 TIL there is a pro-slavery follow-up to "Uncle Tom's Cabin", called "Uncle Robin, in His Cabin in Virginia, and Tom Without One in Boston". The latter was written by a different author and released just a year after the former as a direct counter to its anti-slavery message.
lOLa TIL in 2005, Scarlett Johansson once auditioned for what was supposed to be a role for ‘Mission: Impossible III’, but turned out to be an audition by Scientology matchmakers for who would be Tom Cruise’s new wife, which she politely turned down.