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TIL Saturday Night Live still uses cue cards instead of teleprompters, and Wally Feresten has been doing it for over 30 years.

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rR69M TIL about mental health: after 83,000 brain scans, Dr. Daniel Amen says the most important lesson learned is that many people have problems with their brain, but a lot of them can be easily fixed if scanned and treated, rather than blindly prescribing intense medication
VMkgZ Airbus has started testing an aircraft that can fly more than 20 hours without needing to refuel. The A350-900 XWB will go into service for Singapore Airlines next year, flying passengers between Singapore and New York City on a 19-hour trip — nearly an hour longer than the longest current flight.
oBM4W TIL the Palm Dog Award is awarded to the best performance by a canine (live or animated) at the Cannes Film Festival, with its name being a play on words of the Palme d'Or, the festival's highest honor. Notable awardees include Dug in Up (2009) and Sayuri in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019)
J1p71 TIL after losing her position in her university's anatomy department in 1938, Rita Levi-Montalcini set up a laboratory in her bedroom and studied the growth of nerve fibers in chicken embryos. This work led to her discovery of nerve growth factor, for which she was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1986.
40YR TIL during hyperinflation in Germany, workers were paid twice a day & would shop mid-day to avoid further depreciation of their earnings.