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TIL that 1 in 13 American Kids are on Psych Meds

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X0vD6 TIL a teen got hyperacusis after an airhorn was blasted near her ear. Her type of hyperacusis makes her so sensitive to sound that it hurts and caused her to drop out of school because the voices of teachers were too painful. She also needs special noise cancelling headphones at the mall.
akbN TIL that Venezuela is one of the most violent places on earth with a person being murdered every 21 minutes.
9vYG TIL that every bridge and tunnel in Switzerland is designed with built-in explosives so that the country can quickly be turned into a mountain fortress during times of war.
7rl8P TIL The Gyrojet was a family of firearms that fired tiny rockets called Microjets. In theory the rockets accelerate over a distance making them non-fatal at close range and fatal at greater distances.
OogX TIL that two men set three records for Scrabble in one game. Highest points by one player (830), most points in one game (1,320) and most points for a single word (365).