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TIL A researcher has hacked pacemakers and can kill you from his laptop within a 30 ft radius

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Oxoa TIL that Dr. Hutchinson in “Rocko’s Modern Life” was created because Nickelodeon wanted a positive female character with a strong hook. So they created one with a REAL HOOK for a hand.
XEQGR TIL that Rick Moranis is returning to on-screen acting after a 23 year hiatus
nWnWo TIL there was a short-lived country in Africa named the Republic of Maryland, settled by freed slaves from the US state of Maryland. Their governor was named John Brown (different one) and then they got annexed by Liberia.
yQZXp TIL there are less sharks now more than ever because they often habitate on the same routes as industrial fishing ships, and are caught as bycatch. As the apex predators of the oceans, sharks keep other marine life in healthy balance and help regulate the oceans. Reduce sharks numbers = reduce us.
9LXQ TIL that a physicist made his cat the co-author of his scientific paper to avoid replacing “we” with “I” throughout his paper.