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TIL forms of brain training, including music and chess, do little to improve cognitive abilities except for the specific trained skill and similar skills

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rNXk0 TIL that the Republic of Venice ruled colonies throughout the Eastern Mediterranean from the end of the first millennium to 1797, at times including Crete, Cyprus and numerous Greek islands.
b0B7 TIL after the parishioners of a North Texas Anti-Vaccination Megachurch suffered a measles outbreak in 2013, the church leader issued the following statement: “So I’m going to tell you what the facts are, and the facts are the facts, but then we know the truth. That always overcomes facts”
NX77P TIL Osama Bin Laden was an anime fan and played pirated Naruto games
4mgN TIL a Michigan man named Jeremy Grinnell was caught after having propped up a ladder under a couple’s bedroom window and climbing up to watch them having sex. At the time, Grinnell was a local pastor and assistant professor at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.
rRB5o TIL with a record of 46-2 Marvin Hagler could not get a title fight. His manager pleaded with Senator Ted Kennedy. Kennedy called boxing promotor Bob Arum and threatened an investigation. Arum was a tax attorney for the Justice Dept. during JFK's administration and guaranteed the fight.