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TIL that Psilocybin, the chemical compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, grows new brain cells and could be used as a treatment for PTSD and depression.

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0wlWj TIL Current theory is Venus initially spun anticlockwise. In a way, still does, but upside down. It flipped its axis 180 degrees at some point. Theory: Sun's gravitational pull on Venus' atmosphere caused strong atmospheric tides that combined w/ friction between Venus' mantle and core, flipping it.
n1x7 TIL: Boston had an all-black Police force named “The Soul Patrol”
vP8wx TIL Muhammad Ali once appeared in a DC comic book. He knocked out Superman to save him from aliens.
Grp1 TIL: The Nazis placed a $5,000 bounty on Einstein’s head.
9Y8Q6 TIL that in 1856 a school master, after warning his students not to harm his tamed sparrow, strangled a student after class because the student stepped on it. School master was later shot dead by the student's father