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TIL that playing simple, repetitive games like Tetris directly after a traumatic experience can prevent the development of PTSD and reduce overall stress

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woOxE TIL about Jimi Heselden, who purchased Segway in 2009. 9 months later he fell into a river while riding a Segway and died.
R7O1j TIL when Germany invaded Western Europe many WWI monuments were damaged or destroyed. However Hitler assigned the SS to protect the Canadian Vimy Ridge memorial because it was a monument to peace and those lost. Not to an allied victory
wnKo TIL that Joseph Stalin’s son shot himself because of Stalin’s harshness toward him, but survived. After this, Stalin said, “He can’t even shoot straight.”
kOVod TIL that Lyrica ( Pregabalin ) can cause sexual dysfunction, including loss of libido, erectile dysfunction and anorgasmia. It happened in 41% of cases in this study.
Y71mB TIL New Mexico was named before the country of Mexico. As early as 1561, Spanish colonial explorers used el Nuevo México to refer to Cíbola, cities of wealth reported to exist far to the north of the recently established New Spain. It became the New Mexico Territory and the state of New Mexico.