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TIL that psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and the psychedelic effects that go with them may have been one reason that caused the rapid evolution of humans from early apes.

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jNaZE TIL of a woman who nearly lost custody of her three children when DNA tests in a paternity test proved her ex-husband was the father, but ruled her out as the mother. She had a rare condition called chimerism, where she absorbed her paternal unborn twin in the womb, and carried two sets of DNA.
yVAX8 TIL Mozart wrote a concerto for flute and harp on commission for a French flutist and his harpist daughter. Mozart was never paid for the pierce and therefore he never wrote for the harp again. In Mozart's 40 concertos, he only wrote once for the combined flute and harp
v160x TIL President Ronald Reagan revealed he wore hearing aids in 1983, leading to greater acceptance and increased sales of the devices among seniors. At age 72, he said that his hearing loss dated to his early Hollywood days when a .38-caliber blank was fired close to his right ear on a film set
ne0Dr TIL there have been numerous and contradictory studies into the health benefits of chocolate milk, some of which fail to include comparisons, and others which aren’t impartial. However, one study concluded that it serves as a more convenient, cheaper recovery beverage option for many athletes.
GYND7 TIL that the desert planet of Tatootine in Star Wars was originally meant to be a jungle planet. One of the producers found sites in the Philippines, but thought director George Lucas would be "itchy" from all of the filming in the jungle, so Lucas decided to make Tatootine a desert planet.