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TIL Pronoia is the opposite of paranoia. A paranoid person thinks everyone in conspiring against him or her, whereas a pronoid person thinks everything is secretly conspiring to help him or her.

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W7Jd8 TIL: A woman born with birth defects caused by Chernobyl including 6 toes, webbed fingers, no thumbs, leg 15cm shorter than the other, and missing some organs, won a gold medal in the paralympics for cross-country skiiing
WkgV4 TIL an alternative interpretation of the myth of Narcissus is that he sat gazing into the spring to console himself for the death of his beloved twin sister, his exact counterpart, by recalling her features in the reflection.
X0OVQ TIL that in the UK, the BBC has 'TV detector vans' to help enforce TV licensing fees from people who illegally receive a TV broadcast signal in their home.
X0EOj TIL that since 2004 at least 18 have people died from contracting rabies after receiving organs from infected donors. Transplanted organs are not typically screened for rabies virus, which can incubate for up to a year or more before symptoms manifest, after which time it is nearly 100% fatal.
NXPeQ TIL the State of Georgia has 159 counties. One is named after a woman: (Nancy Morgan) Hart County. Two are named after someone who was born after 1850. At least seven are named for Confederate soldiers.