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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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PYWEO TIL that some soldiers' wounds began to glow after the battle of Shiloh, and this glow was associated with better survival rates. It's thought to have been caused by an antibiotic-producing bacteria.
wb9o TIL in 1988, a comatose 8 month old was disconnected from life support when his father held medical staff at gunpoint in order to switch it off, and wept as he cradled his dying baby in his arms. The father was found not guilty of homicide.
g1OW TIL: in WWI US Navy painted complex patterns of geometric shapes on ships as “dazzle camo”
APyn TIL that despite the infamous history of the Vietnam War, Vietnam today is one of the most pro-American countries in Asia, with 71% of Vietnamese people viewing the U.S. favorably in 2002.
mVvP TIL there was an animal described as “something like a cross between a horse and a gorilla” called a Chalicothere.