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TIL that scientists believe it might rain diamonds on Neptune

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gM84D TIL the opposite of "paranoia" is "pronoia": a person's belief, without evidence, that the world around them is conspiring to do them good or otherwise help them.
yQGOe TIL about John Carpenter. The first winner to ever win "Who Wants to be a Millionaire", used none of his lifelines until the final question, when he called his dad. He told him that he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
GYBZ5 [TIL] All interviews shown in the movie Intersellar were real interviews with people that lived through the Dust Bowl in the 1930's. These are not actors. This happened to them.
ADwV7 TIL: Wearing a tie may seriously damage your body and eyesight
m1GAO TIL that despite its close association with Argentina, Brazil is the largest producer of Yerba-maté in the world