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TIL in WWI shell shock was often misdiagnosed as “cowardice or lack of underlying character”. This led to more than 200 British soldiers being executed for desertion or leaving their post without authority.

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65rl TIL that the surface gravities of Venus, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all quite similar (within 15%) to Earth’s. Thus, the majority of planets in our solar system actually have Earth-like surface gravity.
R77J7 Short answer: Eventually, yes
Eg64o Til that Paul Reubens' (Pee Wee Herman) father, Milton Rubenfeld, was one of the Five founding pilots of the Israeli Airforce in 1948.
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