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TIL that Stephen Hawking had a great sense of humor. Addressing the rumor that Stephen Hawking would deliberately run over the toes of people he didn’t like. He denied this rumor by stating it was “A false rumor” and “I’ll run over anyone who repeats it”. 😂

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