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TIL light bulbs used to last longer over a hundred years ago!

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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.
YeoG TIL Hugh Glass, in 1823, was mauled nearly to death by a grizzly in South Dakota, but killed it with a knife, was left for dead with no supplies, set his own broken leg and crawled on his side for more than 200 miles, for 6 weeks, until he reached civilization. He survived.
8axlK TIL when Big Bird appeared on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, Mr. Rogers wanted to do a segment where Caroll Spinney would remove his Big Bird costume, demonstrate how the puppet worked, and talk about what it's like to play Big Bird. Spinney refused to do it, not wanting to ruin the illusion for kids.
awyYb TIL That Betty White hosted a five-and-a-half-hour long live talk show six days a week from 1949 to 1953.
W7Vd TIL that for part of the year Herring breed so voraciously that the shorelines of Alaska become coated in a thick scum of sperm.