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TIL That a single psilocybin dose is associated with long-term increased mindfulness, preceded by a proportional change in neocortical 5-HT2A receptor binding

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YpyJP TIL: The first documented use of toilet paper is from the 6th century in medieval China. By the early 14th century, they were manufacturing toilet paper at the rate of 10 million packages.
M7wxa TIL in 2019 research found that women buy 62% of all new cars sold in the US, and in addition, women influence more than 85% of all car purchases.
vP5jR TIL that in Breaking Bad, in the episode 'Ozymandias', the effects department actually had a device set up to push sand into the air when Walter hits the ground to symbolize his world falling apart and to show the impact that the episode's content has on him. (Video Timestamp: 2:19)
jNW5Q TIL Vyacheslav Molotov, the namesake of the Molotov cocktail, was the last surviving major participant of the Russian Revolutions of 1917. He died in 1986 at the age of 96.