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TIL Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Our Planet Was Covered by Giant Mushrooms

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4XZER TIL: Tess than 75 years after the discovery of gold in 1848, almost every grizzly bear in California had been tracked down and killed. ... Two years later in 1924, what was thought to be a grizzly was spotted in Sequoia National Park for the last time and thereafter, grizzlies were never seen again
kOVod TIL that Lyrica ( Pregabalin ) can cause sexual dysfunction, including loss of libido, erectile dysfunction and anorgasmia. It happened in 41% of cases in this study.
W7dld TIL that nuclear bomb survivors in Japan (Hibakusha) were extremely societally discriminated against when searching a spouse or a job, due to the public considering them contagious or “damaged”.
5V7rR TIL that on his deathbed, Aldous Huxley asked his wife to inject him with 100 micrograms of LSD
oBGnr TIL that prior to making Finding Nemo, Pixar's in-house art team was required to take Marine Biology, Oceanography, Ichthyology, and Scuba Diving Classes in order to get the look & feel of the characters and their world just right.