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TIL there is a theory that human consciousness is a quantum process which, among other things, helps to explain psychedelic altered states and near death experiences.

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xOOk TIL of a Shabbat elevator. These elevators stop at every floor so that Jews won’t have to press buttons on the Sabbath since pressing buttons is considered ‘doing work’.
grPx9 TIL Princess Marie Auguste of Germany was so broke that she started adopting adult men and giving them the royal title of "Prince" in exchange of money. She made about 35 regular men "Princes" and made over a million dollar in exchange.
N7w1M TIL in 1971, a mother reported to Houston police a Plymouth GTX, a vehicle her missing son was last seen in. She provided the license plate. No one looked into it. It belonged to Dean Corll, and his killing spree lasted 2 more years.
KeKG TIL that mooning is legal in Maryland. After a neighbor dispute ended in one of the parties dropping his drawers, a judge ruled that while ‘disgusting’ the moon did not break the law.
OoKeL TIL that in 1994 the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 broke apart and struck Jupiter, giving scientists their first ever look at an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects. One impact had 600 times more force than the entire world’s nuclear arsenal.