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TIL when Futurama has Stephen Hawking as a character they do not simulate his voice but actually ask him to voice act

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MkKB TIL hunter-gatherer societies had approximately five-hour workdays
d8v6Z TIL that a short time before Lincoln's assassination John Wilks Booths older brother Edwin Booth saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's eldest son Robert Lincoln.
pYYQp TIL that agriculture workers in the U.S. face a variety of mental health issues, including a nearly-doubled chance of suicide compared to the general working population.
MLJm TIL that, when the bible references a person putting their hand under someone else’s thigh when making an oath, they were actually cupping–and swearing on–their testicles. Evidently this custom is what led to the term “testify”, being derived from “testicles”.
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