Study Finds Education Level Doesn’t Stop Narcissists From Believing Conspiracy Theories

I think that tracks. I’ve known people of all sorts of education levels and socioeconomic backgrounds who fell down conspiracy theory rabbit holes

Man wrongfully imprisoned for 23 years could receive over $1M in compensation

I feel like that’s a little low for 23 years of your life. It seems like you could double that without putting a huge dent in the local budget and also put him in a position where he wouldn’t have to worry about money again and could go sand a boat with Andy and Red. 23 years is a very long time

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Tales From the Blue Line - The Roommate Agreement - After landing a suspiciously affordable apartment in Logan Square, a grad student discovers her new roommate is a 90s-obsessed ghost who is less interested in haunting her and more interested in the proper way to label her leftovers.

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• Earth Experiencing Largest Solar Radiation Storm in over 20 Years - Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?

• Study: Brain Reward Training May Boost Vaccine Antibody Response - Buy your immune system something nice to say thank you for all its hard work

• Massive 100-vehicle pileup in Michigan as snowstorm moves across the country - How do you get to 100 vehicles? Wouldn’t you think that by vehicle 40 or so someone would tap their breaks?

• After four shark attacks in 48 hours, authorities urge beachgoers "just go to a pool" - Mayor Vaughn wants people to know the beaches are open

• Defendant on the run after affixing ankle monitor to dog - Authorities became suspicious after he began scratching behind his ear, barking at sirens and chasing squirrels

• Flag football tourney ends in chaos with 100-person brawl — as organizer now threatens lifetime bans - The important thing is that no one was tackled

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