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TIL there exists a condition that is the opposite of paranoia. Pronoia is the delusion that a massive conspiracy exists to aid you.

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kOM9e TIL that despite underground room-and-pillar mining taking place as early as the 13th Century, the use of canaries for early warning of toxic gases began only in 1900, with mice first being used for the role in 1896.
dD9lr TIL a passage in a Tudor warrant book, discovered by an archivist in 2020, includes instructions from Henry VIII explaining precisely how he wanted his second wife, Anne Boleyn, to be executed. It shows his "premeditated, calculating manner". He knows exactly how and where he wants it to happen.
XEyA6 TIL that since Icelandic horses are not immune to the same diseases that the European horses are, once an Icelandic horse leaves the island it may never return.
vKyL TIL that the IMDB rating for “This is Spinal Tap” is out of 11 stars.
J1dNQ TIL Hamburgers cooked in Louis Lunch restaurant in New Haven are made on the original cast iron vertical gas broilers from 1898