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TIL that of jobs with the lowest risk of robot automation, nurse practitioners are projected to grow the most, with an estimated increase of 45.7% by 2031

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8gvK TIL Jerry Seinfeld asked Joan Rivers to be the first guest on Season 5 of “Comedians in Cars”. She postponed due to a scheduled medical procedure but eventually died due to complications during said procedure.
Lk1oZ TIL That seven sealed cases of moon rocks have yet to be opened since leaving the moon.
wLMGE TIL Lenny McLean, who played “Barry the Baptist” in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, was diagnosed with lung cancer while filming and died shortly before the movie’s release (age 49). In response Guy Ritchie had billboards changed to feature McLean and dedicated the film to him.
LQEBr TIL that in 1942, Manhattan Project needed 5000 tons of copper, which was in short supply; to avoid delays, it borrowed 430 million troy ounces of silver from US Treasury to be used in magnets. The silver was fully returned by 1970 as the equipment was decommisioned.
m1mPM TIL an artist created 90 pieces of artwork which are just cans of his feces. The most recent sale for one of the cans was about $291,000 usd. I learned this on QI.