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TIL playing Tetris after a traumatic event can help reduce PTSD symptoms

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a860N TIL the most effective surrender leaflet in WW2 was known as the "Passierschein". It was designed to appeal to German sensibilities for official, fancy documents printed on nice paper with official seals and signatures. It promised safe passage and generous treatment to any who presented it.
KO8yQ TIL that in 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
YpeVZ TIL that pink peppercorns are related to cashews and can cause an allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis, for those with tree nut allergies.
kOea5 TIL Jonathan; a Tortoise Living on St. Helena, is the oldest confirmed living terrestrial animal on Earth. He is 186. When he was born George Washington had only been dead 33 years...and Abraham Lincoln was 22 years old.
JYAYQ TIL that money laundering wasn't even a crime in the United States until 1986