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TIL that some psychedelics, including LSD and psilocybin, promote measurable neuroplastic and neurogenic growth in several different ways, and that there is established research on it.

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ZDea TIL the Tsar Bomba, the single most physically powerful device ever used by mankind, caused windowpanes to be partially broken at distances of 900 kilometres (560 mi).
e0P54 TIL in 1968 Elton John attempted suicide but was discovered by Bernie Taupin. Upon finding Elton's head in the oven, resting on a pillow, with the gas on low, and all the windows open, Bernie couldn't stop laughing. This event inspired the hit single "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
Y7nXP TIL that the most powerful earthquake ever recorded caused a tsunami that traveled the whole length of the Pacific ocean, from Chile to Japan, in less than a day and was still strong enough at arrival that it caused casualties.
ep4yE TIL Although surveys indicate people think running is bad for one's knees, research shows it's not, and is likely good for knees/joints.
xVv65 TIL in China, the one-child policy has wreaked havoc. By encouraging the birth of boys rather than girls, an imbalance of the sexes has emerged. China will now have a surplus of 30 to 40 million men under the age of 19. That’s the equivalent of the entire population of young men in the United States