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TIL that the opposite of paranoia is called Pronoia - believing in the existence of a conspiracy to help the person.

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JY9R4 TIL that men receive 63% longer jail sentences on average than women do and women are twice as likely to avoid incarceration if convicted for the same crime.
v1Enr TIL 29 years before Chenobyl, another lesser known nuclear disaster occurred in Kyshtym. Records are rare, but it seems some 10,000 people were evacuated and speculation that some 6000-8000 died
RKl9 TIL that while most humans have three types of cone cells in their eyes, there are known cases where people have four, widening the spectrum and exactness of colors they can see. There are also cases where people lack a blocking lens, enabling them to see ultraviolet light.
gr7e9 TIL on a 12ft wide 30mph road you are 50% more likely to get into an accident than a 9ft lane.
RK76 TIL The Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Game Show was created in response to a survey by National Geographic finding that 1 in 4 Americans could not locate the Soviet Union or the Pacific Ocean