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TIL In a housing experiment that moved families from poor neighborhoods to wealthier ones, boys experienced PTSD rates comparable to those of combat soldiers, while psychological well-being improved for girls.

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4XdDJ TIL about James Barry (born Margaret Bulkley), an esteemed military surgeon who reformed medical standards across the British Empire. He performed one of the 1st C-sections where both mother & child survived. After Barry's death in 1865, it was discovered his assigned sex at birth was female.
p8gVZ TIL Wisconsin is the only state that doesn’t require all attorneys to pass the Bar Examination. Diploma Privilege allows graduates to secure a license without taking the exam.
Kgr9 TIL it snows metal on Venus
Wk7NB TIL Pope Francis released a statement condemning the use of gluten-free Eucharists.
PGgV TIL Half of academic papers are never read by anyone other than their authors, peer reviewers, and journal editors.