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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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69R58 TIL that the 1947 version of the Christmas film ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ was released in late Spring because the studio head argued that more people went to the movies in warmer weather, so the film was promoted without any references to Santa or Christmas.
WvBL TIL: 7up in the U.S. is owned and managed by “Dr Pepper Snapple Group” while “PepsiCo” runs 7up in the rest of the world
P1gPZ TIL that not only did Barbie creator Ruth Handler name Barbie after her daughter Barbara, but she then named Ken after her son Kenneth.
k0ve TIL that in 2002 all Arab states agreed to recognize Israel if Israel withdraws from all occupied territories since 1967 and recognize a Palestinian state, which is also known as the two state solution
b6EPN TIL The wrestler that Triple H faced on his WWE/WWF debut was a man called Buck Zumhofe who is currently serving a 25 year jail sentence