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TIL that Compassion Fatigue is similar to PTSD, & Secondary Traumatic Stress

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WnbN TIL Britain has not been successfully invaded in 951 years
ZlvB TIL although “Madison” was the second most popular girl’s name in 2001, it was virtually unheard of before the 1984 movie Splash, where a mermaid adopts it as her human name after seeing a street sign for Madison Avenue. To this Tom Hanks’s character initially protests: “But Madison isn’t a name!”
epgrL TIL: There was a funded scientific study on how watching anime affected IQ and human behavior among teens and young adults. It is shown that, on average Anime viewers score higher on IQ tests and general knowledge than non viewers. However, half of anime viewers have a diminished social life.
16RX4 TIL that particular variety of figs are pollinated by wasps that climb inside it, lay eggs and are digested inside.
8e9jV TIL Kate Middleton’s hands were branded with a cypher of her name when she was a baby. Check your hands! If you see any tiny dots on the back of your hand or dashes across your knuckle, it could be a cypher using ASL for your name.