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TIL There is a thing called Exploding Head Syndrome, a sleep disorder that causes auditory hallucinations when falling asleep or waking up (No i am not kidding this is real).

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9Yx4X TIL Stephen Hawking liked "The Theory Of Everything" so much that he allowed the filmmakers to use his trademarked computerized voice on it. He called the film "broadly true" and emailed the filmmakers that there were certain points when he thought he was watching himself, which left him tearful.
e0Aeg TIL although people live longer on average, the maximum age of humans hasn't increased in 30 years. This had led scientists to conclude that no matter how much medicine advances, the natural limit to human life span will remain around 115.
6Qd7 TIL that a simple test involving asking a patient to draw the face of a clock is used as a screening tool for Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.
OoW1a TIL starting in the 1920s, shoe stores commonly had fluoroscope (X-ray) machines to check the fit of feet in shoes. The last of these were banned in the late 70s due to increased awareness of health risks from radiation.
XZ6r TIL that an investment bank which lost 75% of its employees in 9/11 sued American Airlines for negliegence in allowing terrorists on board, and won $135 million