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TIL in a housing experiment that involved moving families from poor neighborhoods to wealthier neighborhoods, boys experienced PTSD rates comparable to those of combat soldiers. Psychological well-being improved for girls.

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MegyW TIL astronauts returning from space report higher concern with Universalism, Spirituality and references to "values orientated toward the collective good".
QJw5p TIL that Brisbane was originally founded as a penal colony for convicts who comitted new offences after they had arrived in Australia.
bpO7 TIL, before the company was seized by federal regulators in 2008, the final CEO of Washington Mutual made $19 million at the position. His tenure was less than three weeks.
ADLMg TIL there are 480 million tiny needles in Earth's orbit. They were placed there in 1963 during the cold war as part of Project Westford to facilitate global communication
8e6X8 TIL that Winona Ryder, who is Jewish and was born Winona Laura Horowitz, says Mel Gibson once called her an 'oven dodger.'