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TIL that Martin Van Buren was the only president that did not have English as his first language. He spoke Dutch.

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epZyD TIL that a rare psychiatric disorder called Stendhal syndrome causes fainting, crying and hallucinations when a person becomes overwhelmed by viewing great art. It’s most commonly reported among tourists visiting Florence, Paris, Tokyo, and Rome.
NlV8 TIL that after Sherlock Holmes was killed off, 20000 people cancelled their subscription to the magazine it was published in and bombarded it and Conan Doyle with abusive mail.
d85kr TIL STOP is an acronym for a short mindfulness which stands for Stop, Take a breath, Observe, Proceed. Its an exercise that can be used when you feel stressed, overwhelmed or when you notice that your mind is just all over the place as a means to ground you back in focusing on what you were doing.
R59kj TIL: Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India who ran the country for fifteen years was no relation to the famous Mohandis Gandhi. Her father J.Nehru was the first PM of India, and a political rival of Mohandis. Indira's last name came from her husband, who died before she claimed power.
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