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TIL that children who have been in foster in care in the US have higher rates of PTSD than war veterans. Even children who have been abused/neglected fare better if they've remained in their homes than if they've been placed in foster care.

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d8drB TIL that a mint condition Model T Ford from 1921 is worth about the same as a Honda Civic from 2021
e08gJ TIL in Texas schools students pledge allegiance to the Texas flag in addition to the United States flag
NDd8 TIL that there is an art museum on the moon, and one of the artworks is a penis drawn by Andy Warhol
9YrGB TIL in February 14, 1990 as the Voyager 1 completed its primary mission and was leaving the Solar System, NASA commanded it to turn its camera around and take one last photograph of Earth across a great expanse of space, at the request of astronomer Carl Sagan. The Earth is seen as a Pale Blue Dot.
kkpE TIL Drogba pleaded with combantants in Ivory Coast to lay down their arms, resulting in a cease fire after 5 years civil war, also donating 3 million from his Pepsi signing bonus to build a hospital in his home town