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TIL that medical residents in South Korea are often required to work up to 88 hours per week, with many reporting nearly 100 hours of work

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Em4o TIL that the person who designed Star Wars’ Darth Maul was instructed to make Maul “a vision from your worst nightmare”, and based the original design on an actual nightmare he had. When he presented the design to George Lucas, Lucas shuddered and told him “Give me your second worst nightmare”.
Y4bG TIL that actor Kevin Spacey has become an unofficial mascot for the Florida Panthers NHL team and has been spotted at games wearing a mask of himself
nnad TIL that voted fraud was a likely culprit for Kennedy’s victory over Nixon. One case in Texas had 6,138 votes cast in a county of only 4,895 voters.
X0mv8 TIL the US private security/detective agency, Pinkerton, sued Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive in 2019, for using Pinkerton’s trademark and portraying their agents as antagonists in Red Dead Redemption 2. Take-Two counter-sued on the grounds of fair use.
p8B7O TIL There is a paralyzed streamer who can play video games (like PUBG) by his mouth. His nickname is RockyNoHand. After an accident, he is paralyzed from the neck down. However, he continues to game and streams on Twitch. He plays by using his mouth to operate a quadstick controller.