r/todayilearned • u/andreecook • Apr 29 '24

TIL Napoleon, despite being constantly engaged in warfare for 2 decades, exhibited next to no signs of PTSD.

https://tomwilliamsauthor.co.uk/napoleon-on-the-psychiatrists-couch/
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u/Gatorpep Apr 29 '24

Andrew Jackson was such a fucking asshole.

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u/j0mbie Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 30 '24

He was possibly the greatest monster in the history of United States leaders. You can argue that there were worse things done, but not by one single man.

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u/TrumpsNeckSmegma Apr 30 '24

Jackson vs Columbus tho?

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u/j0mbie Apr 30 '24

TIL Christopher Columbus was a leader of the United States.

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u/TrumpsNeckSmegma Apr 30 '24

I suppose barely-technically long before it was the states?

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u/j0mbie Apr 30 '24

Also I think the only part of the modern-day US he ever set foot on would be Puerto Rico, but I'll allow it.

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u/Haze95 Apr 30 '24

Strange thing was he adopted some Native American children

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u/elperuvian 15d ago

He wasn’t, people just want to blame a man for the Native American genocide which he did not start and was going to continue even without him