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TIL that ancient Assyrian soldiers reportedly suffered hauntings and visions of the men they killed in battle, suggesting the earliest written example of PTSD sufferers.

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kOp74 TIL: While staying well hydrated is crucial for users to stay safe while taking MDMA (ecstasy/molly), some people have actually died from over-hydration while on ecstasy—over-correcting by drinking too much water and dying of hyponatremia
VBRX8 TIL: The first black applicant to the then all white University of Mississippi was committed to an insane asylum for being crazy enough to apply (1958, Clennen King).
XBwX TIL that if you ever want to see what type of seeds birds in a certain area are eating, look at what plant and tree species are growing in fencelines, as birds will often perch on fences and excrete undigested seeds.
ANOl TIL that Mike Tyson got into his first fight after an older boy had ripped the head off one of Tyson’s pigeons.
N7EvJ TIL that Tiger Woods has 20 holes in one, and 19 of those were before the 2000s