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TIL In 1981, at the height of the Medellin Cartel, Miami had a record high 621 murders (compared to 31 in 2023). Because the morgue was always full, the Miami-Dade medical examiner's office had to lease a refrigerated Ryder truck to store all of the bodies.

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VBgmD TIL Cmdr. Billie J. Farrell is the first woman in 224 years to command the U.S.S. Constitution. The oldest active Navy ship in the U.S.
LkWA9 TIL of "Complex PTSD". Typical PTSD happens after a single incident like a car crash, but C-PTSD results from prolonged trauma, like childhood abuse or neglect. It's harder to spot & to treat. Victims have issues with trust, boundaries, and sense of self... and they often get revictimized.
ao8M TIL that in the 18th century, to ‘break a leg’ was a euphemism for a woman having an illegitimate child
ldXa TIL that the 2015 Raspberry Award for worst screen combo went to “Kirk Cameron and his ego” for the movie Saving Christmas.
6EvX7 TIL the city of Snowflake, Arizona is not named after actual snowflakes but for its founders Erastus Snow and William Flake