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TIL of BRUE (Brief resolved unexplained event), when infants <1yo suddenly stop breathing or pass out, with no explanation nor lasting effects

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wLMBE TIL With the catchphrase opening "Good evening, I'm Chevy Chase and you're not," and a bumbling impersonation of President Gerald Ford, Chase quickly assumed breakout status, earning Emmys for both his writing and acting in the 1970s
kEj4 TIL Atari didn’t allow designers to receive credit on their games, and so Warren Robinett placed a secret object in the game which allowed the players to see a hidden screen displaying “Created by Warren Robinett”, one of the earliest Easter eggs to be created
ADMDn TIL: A Man paralyzed from waist down made history by walking again using mind-controlled implant to power his legs
x4Bb TIL that Google’s first interactive doodle, Pac-man, was so popular that it cost the global economy an estimated 122 million dollars in lost productivity
0wYyR TIL that goats are completely immune to poison ivy, oak, and sumac. They love the stuff and can eat several pounds a day.