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TIL that glimmers are the opposite of triggers. Glimmers are small, positive experiences that promote feelings of safety, calm, and well-being. They can include cuddling a pet, a time in nature or a favourite smell, song or food.

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rN6wd TIL about Paul Pena, a blind blues musician who taught himself Tuvan [AKA Mongolian] throat singing. He then traveled to the fringes of Mongolia to compete in a throat singing competition in the 90s and won.
QJEkE TIL the Cuvier’s beaked whale has a foldable rib cage. When diving to extreme depths they can collapse their lungs in order to survive the water pressure. All of their oxygen is stored in their blood and muscles.
Z8vBB TIL that in 2014, a Great Pyrenees dog named Duke won the annual election for the ceremonial mayorship of Cormorant.
MxxW TIL That a man called David Reimer was raised as a girl after a botched circumcision destroyed his penis. This caused him serious psychological damage, destroying widespread theories on the malleability of gender
OoYK6 TIL of Anders Haugen, the only American to ever medal in ski jumping. He finished 4th in the 1924 olympics, but when a historian reviewed the results 50 years later he found a scoring error. Shortly thereafter, Anders went to Norway at 86 years old and was awarded his long overdue bronze medal.