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TIL that nobody who was born blind has ever developed schizophrenia

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aNl9 TIL that Pixar’s 3D rendering engine is available for free.
epRmD TIL: the highest ever recorded heat index ("feels like") temperature was in Dhahran Saudi Arabia on July 8, 2003: 178° F / 81.1° C. The actual temperature was 108° F (42° C) with a dew point of 95° F (35° C)
gMlX7 TIL until 1996, NYPD cars were painted blue. They phased out the blue cars in favor of factory white, resulting in a $1 million savings. Light blue shirts were replaced with dark blue to "hide coffee and donut stains"
dWVd TIL that an 18-year-old Florida girl is serving 2 years under house arrest for having a lesbian relationship with her 15-year-old girlfriend.