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TIL: A Man paralyzed from waist down made history by walking again using mind-controlled implant to power his legs

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woLZW TIL Doctors will imitate lifesaving procedures on a destined-for-death patient in the scenario the patient's family does not want to accept death. It's referred to as "Slow-code" and is typically a decision made under the table.
jNKNj TIL Robin Williams was offered the role of The Joker in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film as leverage to ensure Jack Nicholson accepted the part. As a result, Robin Williams refused to act in any Warner Bros films until the company apologized.
p86L8 TIL that Emilia Clarke performed the funky chicken and robot dances at her Game of Thrones audition.
5Yx7r TIL Pocahontas (c. 1595-1617) was born Matoaka. The name "Pocahontas" (meaning "the naughty one" or "spoiled child"), a childhood nickname. In her last days, she went by Rebecca Rolfe. The marriage between John Rolfe and Pocahontas was the first recorded interracial marriage in American history.
16B0V TIL Malo kingi or the common kingslayer is an Australian Irukandji jellyfish named after Robert King - an American tourist killed by one of them in 2002. They are the smallest jellyfish in the world, the size of a thumbnail and hospitalise 50-100 people each year. Their venom causes haemorrhaging.