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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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pR9A TIL that Freeza is based on Japanese real estate speculators, whom Akira Toriyama considered to be “the worst kind of people.”
grv7b TIL a basking shark capsized a sailing boat and drowned 3 people
jNy9p TIL that Captain Planet, a TV show from the 90s about environmentalism, required that their merchandise be sustainably produced and created a foundation to empower the youth working on environmental projects that still exists today.
9YeKQ TIL, women considered lower-caste in Kerala (India) had to pay Breast Tax (Mulakaram) for covering their breasts in public, otherwise go topless in public (until 1924)
VMkyG TIL according to research, there are four types of drunks: the Hemmingway, whose personality doesn't change a bit, the Mary Poppins, those who gets sweeter and happier, the Nutty Professor, who becomes more social, and the Mr. Hyde, who becomes more hostile and less responsible around booze.