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TIL That there have been some really bizarre reality TV concepts over the years, nobody was really interested in them though.

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7V0x TIL: That a man in the 60’s starved himself for a year under medical supervision and survived. He lost 275 lbs!
LkWA9 TIL of "Complex PTSD". Typical PTSD happens after a single incident like a car crash, but C-PTSD results from prolonged trauma, like childhood abuse or neglect. It's harder to spot & to treat. Victims have issues with trust, boundaries, and sense of self... and they often get revictimized.
kODGd TIL of the book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks. It's about curious medical cases, including one of a patient with visual agnosia who not only did really mistake his wife for his hat, but also couldn't tell the difference between his shoe and his foot.
OG67X TIL thousands of Enron emails are available online after they were made publicly available when Enron was being investigated by energy regulators
Ypkwr TIL Norway gets 99% of its electric power from hydropower