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TIL Tesla’s entire production line once completely stopped due to a $3 USB cable being accidentally unplugged

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Vay0 TIL Some people are actually afraid of being too happy because they think something tragic is going to happen soon. This is known as Cherophobia
EglGW TIL the 'personal injury lawsuit' evolved from a rare sight to a common occurrence during the Second Industrial Revolution at the end of the 19th century. In 1870, tort lawsuits made up only 4.2% of the contested caseload of New York City trial courts, but by 1910, that number had increased to 40.9%
jNXXX TIL about Typhoid Mary; a cook identified as a carrier with no symptoms of Typhoid Fever, who infected over 50 people and killed three. She was forcibly quarantined for nearly 30 years.
jNamX TIL About Col. Rick Rescorla who anticipated the 9/11 attack on the WTC and saved over 2,600 people by leading them out when it happened
GYMpg TIL about the female jockey who pissed off the NAZI Party by beating six acclaimed SS Officers in Czechoslovakia's biggest horse race, shortly before WWII broke out and Germany invaded the country.