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TIL in the US there is a 1 in 93 chance you will die in a motor vehicle crash in your lifetime

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j6RGM TIL of the Stoned Ape Theory. The theory of how the consumption of psilocybin mushrooms led to a rapid increase of cognitive brain function, and ultimately the evolution from Homo erectus to Homo sapian.
Gd57 TIL That the terms ‘highbrow’ and 'lowbrow’ come from Phrenology, a pseudoscience which determines intelligence based on the shape of ones skull.
eRLD TIL: Lebron James raised 6 million dollars for charity by televising “The Decision”
0wakA TIL In 1962, when Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall refused to integrate his team, President Kennedy forced his hand by refusing to allow the team to play in their then-new stadium, which was on Federal land. Marshall relented and became the last NFL owner to integrate.
OGPML TIL about Tom Bryon the male adult film star who has over 3,200 videos accredited to him. In a study done at the end of his 30+ year career, it was determined he had recorded sexual relations with over 1,127 different women.