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TIL mick jagger once bought a mansion while tripping on acid

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1A1P TIL that it is literally impossible for our brains to multi-task; when we think we’re multi-tasking, we’re actually context-switching, which is quickly switching back-and-forth between different tasks, rather than doing them at the same time.
9mp6 TIL that Rasputin’s causes of death are mostly myths: He didn’t drown and wasn’t poisoned, either.
XEdZj TIL Hatcher, the first Triceratops specimen to go on exhibit, was pieced together in 1905 from ten different fossilized specimens and became the centerpiece of the "Hall of Extinct Monsters," and later on underwent 3D replacement as a result of "pyrite disease" after 1998
KAE6 TIL that tonight is the Eve of St. Agnes, where young maidens will have prophetic dreams of their future husbands.
yVlya TIL that 1 million seconds equals about 12 days, while 1 billion seconds equals almost 32 years. Likewise, a million dollars in $100 bills weighs around 22 lbs, while a billion in $100 bills weighs about 22 tons.