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inkican ( inkican@kbin.social )  to Today I Learned@kbin.social · 3 years ago

TIL During an interview with Stephen Hawking, the camera operator yanked a cable causing an alarm and Hawking to slump forward.

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TIL During an interview with Stephen Hawking, the camera operator yanked a cable causing an alarm and Hawking to slump forward.

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inkican ( inkican@kbin.social )  to Today I Learned@kbin.social · 3 years ago
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10 of Stephen Hawking's Funniest Zingers
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The physicist was equally known for his wit as he was for his theories.

Worried they had killed him, everyone rushed over to find Hawking giggling at his own joke. The alarm was from an office computer losing power.

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    No surprise here. The man was not only a genius, from what I have read he and a wicked sense of humour as well.

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      @Pons_Aelius

      @inkican

      “I am probably better known for my appearances on The Simpsons and on The Big Bang Theory than I am for my scientific discoveries,” he said in 2013. And for this, he was feted beyond measure.

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