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TIL that there’s a stinky, phallus-shaped mushroom can instantly trigger an intense female orgasm

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VMENk TIL no symphony orchestra can ever make a profit on its own, even if it sold out tickets at every show. This is mainly because the show consists of 40-100 fully salaried members who only perform the same piece 2 or 3 times. Most orchestras rely heavily on donators to be profitable.
XE8NE TIL Sean Bean was so afraid of flying during the filming of LOTR that he would hike a few miles up the mountain to get to the set’s location, sometimes in full costume and gear.
vpR7 TIL Hitler, Trotsky, Stalin & Freud all lived within a few miles of each other in Vienna 1913. They even walked in the same park and ate in the same coffeehouse.
rVJd TIL that dreaming may have evolved simply to jostle fluid in the eyes during sleep. This gives the lens of the eye oxygen so that it doesn’t die.
BrYDW TIL about Drachenloch, a Swiss cave. The remains of 30,000 cave bears were found inside, giving it its name (“Dragon’s Lair”).