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TIL: Video Games Have Shown a Strong Statistical Link to Improving Medical Surgeon Performance

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6vOX TIL that Jim Carrey auditioned for Saturday Night Live. Ultimately, he was dropped in favor of Charles Rocket. Who is Charles Rocket? The villain in Dumb and Dumber.
4kAEa TIL that Giuseppe Andrews, an actor known for Detroit Rock City, Cabin Fever, and Smashing Pumpkins music videos, is basically missing. His whereabouts have been unknown since 2015.
bKyZ TIL that the generation born between 1925 and 1945 is called the “silent generation” because “ many focused on their careers rather than on activism, and people in it were largely encouraged to conform with social norms.”
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