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TIL that skeptical investigator Mick West co-founded Neversoft and was the lead programmer of the first five Tony Hawk's Pro Skater titles.

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gM8OL TIL life expectancy in the US has declined for two years in a row. The last time it fell two years in a row was 1962-63.
5VPeD TIL a 2020 analysis found that approximately 1.8% of physicians were responsible for half of the roughly $83.3 billion paid out in malpractice lawsuits that were reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank over a 25 year period.
xVQ8D TIL that the lead singer of the California punk band The Offspring (Self Esteem, Come Out and Play, etc.) has a Ph.D in Molecular Biology and that his dissertation focused on HIV/AIDS research.
WpQL TIL the largest centipede which ever existed was tall enough to rear up and look a human in the eyes.
Lko5m TIL when Japanese pole vaulters Shuhei Nishida and Sueo Oe tied for silver at the 1936 Olympics they refused a tie-breaker. The silver was arbitrarily awarded to Nishida. They had their medals cut in half and then welded together so they each had one "friendship medal" of half silver, half bronze.