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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.

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v1Q9j TIL that Johnny Cash once got into a fight with an ostrich and lost. The ostrich broke two of his ribs and left him with a massive cut on his stomach.
mYAo TIL that the Matrix was so heavily influenced by Anime “Ghost in the Shell” on a scene by scene basis, that they actually asked permission from it’s creator before creating the matrix. Here is a video comparison.
R7Pw1 TIL that the largest fully-functional pipe organ in the world is in a Macy's in Philadelphia.
V1WQ TIL in Super Mario 64 a Shepherd Tone (a noise composed of sine waves that gives the illusion of constantly ascending or descending in pitch) was used in the soundtrack for the ‘endless staircase’ “to provide an unsettling feeling”
a8wa0 TIL that ephedrine, one of the main ingredients in methamphetamine, is made from ephedra, a plant which has been used in traditional medicine for over 2,000 years.