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TIL there has never been a confirmed case of someone born with congenital blindness developing schizophrenia

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WeJB TIL Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring’s younger brother Albert despised Nazism, and offered active resistance to the regime, including helping prisoners escape from concentration camps. He was arrested four times, but Hermann secured his release each time.
OoPa4 TIL the word "jizz" actually means "the overall impression or appearance of a bird", which leads to sentences in bird watching books such as "The soaring jizz is quite majestic"
a8Bry TIL A Snail Wakes Up After 5 Years of Being Glued to a Museum Card. In 1846, authorities at the British Museum glued what they thought was a deceased snail to a piece of cardboard for display. After it seemingly became unglued 5 years later, they discovered it had been alive the whole time.
wLVjP TIL Chuck Schuldiner, considered the 'Godfather of Death Metal' died in 2001 at the age of 34 due to complications with cancer. The cancer was entirely treatable, but the medical cost was too expensive for him and his family.
LJlP TIL The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO, or the Communist Bloc.