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TIL During an interview with Stephen Hawking, the camera operator mistakenly tugged a cable, triggering an alert and forcing Hawking to slump forward. Everyone panicked, believing they had wounded him, only to discover he was simply laughing at his own joke. The alert was triggered by an office comp

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grVZL TIL about Gatorade white slime mold. it is a common problem and can make one sick enough to need hospitalization
J1Jwv TIL that swimmer Eric Moussambani won the 2000 Olympic 100m freestyle despite never seeing an Olympic-sized pool before. Qualifying for the games from a wildcard for developing countries, his two competitors were disqualified, and he swam alone. He won despite finishing with the slowest time ever
4Xono TIL that the lengthy route that the laryngeal nerve travels from the brain, down into the chest, before ending at the voice box, is strong evidence of a lack of intelligent design and supports evolution.
8a7XZ TIL a 74-year-old woman lay dead for a decade in her apartment before someone found her body. She lived in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and have died by natural causes. Since she was not officially dead, her pension would be paid every month and the bills would be automatically paid. None noticed.
loekV TIL about Scott and Helen Nearing, who bought acreage in the Great Depression and lived off the land until a ski resort saw their property value soar to $6 million. Deciding they'd done nothing to justify the increase, they donated the land to use as a forest, moved to Maine, and lived to age 99.