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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. (www.biography.com)
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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

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

[โ€“] MrTulip 3 points 2 years ago

There was a rumor that he would 'accidentally' run over the toes of people he didn't like. When asked about it, he said something like "that's not true, and I'll run over anyone who says it is."