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TIL that Jason Paige, the singer of the original Pokémon Theme, didn't expect the song to become popular and knew nothing about the franchise when he recorded it. He considers the song to be a relatively minor part of his career, as he has worked with Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, and Frankie Valli.

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AD7Dl TIL from Paul Stamets “6 ways mushrooms can save the world” TED talk, that mushrooms and mycelium are powerful antibiotic agents with many potential untapped applications in pharmaceuticals, pesticides, terraforming other planets, ecological healing/the reestablishment of biospheres, and much more.
LQWdQ TIL a lion’s mane color is directly related to levels of testosterone and survivability with darker manes actually being better. So, Scar was probably way stronger than Mufasa.
YNj7 TIL that Albert Hofmann, the creator of LSD, liked it because it helped him contemplate humanity’s unity with nature, more than the hallucinations.
X0MX TIL that Charisma Carpenter of ‘Buffy’ stood up to a serial rapist and helped put him away for 50+ years, before she was famous
j6NWX TIL that Jimmy Carter's longevity is actually an outlier in his family. His father, two sisters, and brother all died between the ages of 51-63; and all to same ailment: pancreatic cancer