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

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4Xeg6 TIL that the most decorated unit in the history of the US Military was composed almost entirely of 2nd generation Japanese-American soldiers during WW2, the 442nd Infantry Regiment.
W7L1Y TIL Barry Bonds record breaking home run ball was donated to the baseball hall of fame branded with an asterisk
jvNX TIL of Sara Forbes Bonetta, a West African who was orphaned, sold into slavery, and in a remarkable twist of events, was liberated from enslavement and became a goddaughter to Queen Victoria.
Qer6 TIL In 1974, two phone hackers stood on a California beach and from two public phone booths intercepted every incoming call to Santa Barbara, and told the dialers the city had been wiped out in a nuclear explosion, causing a widespread panic.
yQVxX TIL on 9/11, despite security telling people to stay, Aon executives began evacuating their employees and thus saved 924 lives.