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EgW8o TIL: The origins of modern insurance are tied to the transatlantic slave trade and the insuring of "human cargo" on slave ships.
PYxYV Today I Learned that '2001: A Space Odyssey' director Stanley Kubrick wanted to take out insurance with Lloyd’s to protect himself against losses in the event that extraterrestrial intelligence was discovered before his movie was released. Lloyd’s refused.