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TIL American black non-commissioned officers had to accept a demotion to private in order to volunteer for combat duty during the Second World War, so they wouldn't be able to give orders to white soldiers.

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OoXpL TIL Caregivers can suffer from "Compassion Fatigue". Symptoms include loss of enjoyment, loss of hope, self-medication by drugs or alcohol, depression, anxiety, frustration/anger, difficulty concentrating, headaches and muscle pain.
awaNo TIL when JFK was only 3 years old, his father Joseph Kennedy narrowly escaped the infamous 1920 Wall Street bombing planned by a group of anarchists who used a wagon full of lead weights as a bomb. The explosion killed 38 bystanders, however, Kennedy was thrown unharmed to the ground.
9wY9D TIL that there are official radio adaptations of the Star Wars original trilogy released in 1981, 1983, and 1996 with Mark Hamill and several other stars returning to do the voice acting
10jX TIL the “Don’t Mess With Texas” slogan was created for an anti-littering campaign
PB9V TIL that a velociraptor was about the size of a big chicken.