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TIL cocaine use dramatically speeds up aging of the brain

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9wOJB TIL that Norman Rockwell attempted to enlist in the Navy during WW1 but was unsuccessful due to being 8 pounds underweight. He was able to enlist the next day after consuming a substantial amount of food, including bananas, liquids, and doughnuts.
PpDg TIL Marshall Amplifiers were basically created at the behest of Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Ritchie Blackmore, who persuaded Jim Marshall to start making and selling amp stacks in his drum store.
xK85 TIL when a NatGeo Photographer tried to photograph a leopard seal, the seal tried to feed him penguins for 4 days, eventually getting panicked when he wouldn’t eat them.
b6Z1E TIL our brains paralyze our muscles while we’re dreaming so we don’t physically act out what we’re doing in our dreams. Fascinating.
MeZ0m TIL talking aloud can be a sign of high cognitive function and it is a practice of many high performance people (including professional athletes)