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TIL that talking to yourself improves concentration and mental recall

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DQQAe TIL Chinese Checkers was invented in Germany in 1892 under the name "Stern-Halma" as a variation of the older American game Halma. The name "Chinese checkers" originated in the United States as a marketing scheme.
pYPpp TIL in 1937 Jewish Paul Lamfrom owned the largest shirt company in Germany. It was seized by the Nazis and he fled to Portland, Oregon and started a hat company named after the local river, that company became Columbia Sportswear.
7OOp TIL that there is little proof that antioxidants are actually healthy [Harvard School of Public Health].
NnK6 TIL that Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd dusted off their Ghostbusters costumes to visit a terminally ill child who was a fan of the film.
xQPo TIL There is a colour called “Zomp”