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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.

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OGxb4 TIL that a Japanese pilot - Nobuo Fujita bombed the US mainland during WWII (the only foreign pilot to bomb the US Mainland) and was later invited back to where he gave his family's 400-year-old katana to the city in friendship.
Oo6ga TIL The word "Droid" was created by George Lucas and he makes money on every "Droid" cell phone sold
wL9AJ TIL the Casio F-91W is the most commonly used watch for bomb making
NXjnE TIL after winning 4 Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers in the first 9 years of his career, Wayne Gretzky moved to the US and played 11 more seasons with 3 different teams without winning the Cup again
b54 TIL that David Bowie’s son was called “Zowie Bowie” until he was 12, when he asked people to call him Joe. He then later had people call him by his birth name, Duncan Jones and went on to direct Moon and Source Code