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TIL that psilocybin mushrooms may have greatly influenced the evolution of the human brain

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x6ENo TIL the man who eats practically only Big Macs featured in ‘Supersize me’ has a problem with his tastebuds and often doesn’t even taste the sandwiches
yQmpX TIL In 1866, Henry Bergh — founder of the ASPCA — sued a group of sailors for mistreating the turtles they kept aboard as provisions. Newspapers around the country ridiculed him... which was exactly what he wanted.
Y776P TIL for the censorship case against Ulysses (a notoriously hard novel to read), the US trial judge forced himself read the entire book so he could judge it properly
EgeoP TIL Charles Darwin created the office chair, he put wheels on the bottom of his chair so he could roll between specimens.
v1B5L TIL: After Brutus helped kill Caesar, he minted coins celebrating the murder.