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TIL that MIT engineer Dennis Klatt synthesised Stephen Hawking’s ‘voice’. Hawking subsequently requested to keep that voice throughout every upgrade of his system.

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R5o19 TIL Adam Sandler has been involved with The Price is Right since 1995, starting as an editorial consultant and stage manager. In 2013 he began directing the show, and is now a producer. He was Emmy nominated in 2023 as executive producer in the category Outstanding Game Show.
Vpg4 TIL Henry Ford created a car made almost entirely out of plastic. It weighed 30% less than standard cars, could withstand 10 times the damage and ran on ethanol instead of gas. The design never caught on.
GYYQJ TIL that in 1984, a woman started hearing a voice in her head. The voice told her she had a brain tumor, where the tumor was, and how to treat it. Despite no other symptoms, doctors eventually ordered tests and found a tumor where the voice said it would be.
e0ZRJ TIL that two men, Jinichi Kawakami and Masaaki Hatsumi, claim to be the last living descendants of authentic ninjutsu—in other words, they are the world’s last true ninjas. In 2012, both men stated they would not be choosing an heir, thus likely dooming the ninja to extinction
vPMY4 TIL The annual award presented by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities is called the Harold Russell Medal. After the two time Oscar winner and disabled WWII veteran.