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TIL one out of twenty people will have PTSD at some point in their lives

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1rPd TIL that in Armenia, all children aged 6 and up are taught chess at school, as it is a mandatory part of their curriculum.
ALYg TIL the intro to Van Halen’s “Runnin’ With the Devil” is actually car horns. They were taken out of the band’s cars, mounted in a box powered by two car batteries, then slowed down during recording.
ApZn TIL Austin Russell, AKA “Chumlee” from Pawn Stars, receives $25,000 per episode and has a net worth of $600,000.
69pO8 TIL that when Catholic forces fought the Cathar heresy in 1209, a town was captured which was populated by both Cathars and Catholics. Unable to tell the two groups apart, the Catholic military commander allegedly said "God will know His own" and had them all slaughtered indiscriminately.
R4ja TIL In 1972 Lyle Snider, a Quaker who didn’t want his tax dollars going to fund war, was arrested for claiming 3 billion dependents, the population of the Earth, on his W-4 form. Snider was charged with filing a false and fraudulent withholding form, and sentenced to 9 months in prison.