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TIL a chemical in “magic” mushrooms can grow and repair brain cells

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R7Qo6 TIL: The decline in hunters threatens how U.S. pays for conservation. The user-play, user-pay funding system for wildlife conservation has been emulated around the world. It has been incredibly successful at restoring the populations of North American game animals, some of which were once endangered
g0g4 TIL the US Air Force accidentally dropped two atomic bombs 260x more powerful than Hiroshima on North Carolina but a low-voltage safety switch prevented disaster.
kJkNm TIL today marks the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the Rwandan Genocide, when 1 million people were killed in 100 days
kJdrE TIL dogs wag their tails to the right in positive situations like seeing their owner, and to the left in negative situations like the approach of an unfamiliar dog.
9wYk7 TIL about the cult of Juan Soldado - a soldier who was executed for rape and murder in 1930s Tijuana, Mexico. Believers in his innocence have come to view him as a kind of “folk-Saint” - adorning his tomb with prayers, effigies and offerings.