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TIL of the Goldwater Rule, a rule that prohibits psychiatrists from giving professional opinions about public figures whom they have not examined in person

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rXN4 TIL Coolio was robbed by his “fans” at a concert in England. They all moved when he attempted to stage dive and then stole his shoes, jewelry, and accessories.
rdDy TIL that sleep deprived drivers cause accidents because of ‘microsleep’ episodes during which they lose consciousness for up to thirty seconds. Most people do not realize that they had a microsleep episode and think they were awake all along.
OGA5X TIL that Michael Jackson's father was quite critical of his appearance when he was a child, calling him "fat nose." This led to Michael having four rhinoplasties and spending the rest of his life worrying about how his body and face looked.
mxmXo TIL the Waters & Sons firm in 1868 developed a process for making boats out of paper. At the peak of their popularity, they built simple single-person boats to a 45-foot "pleasure barge," which could comfortably seat 23 people. In 1875 they became the "largest boat factory in the United States."
4ydo TIL:Once George Dantzig was late for the class, professor had written two examples of famously unsolved statistics problems on the blackboard. Dantzig assumed that the two problems were a homework assignment and wrote them down. A few days later he handed in completed solutions for the two problems.