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TIL Jonas Salk, a Polio researcher, chose not to patent his vaccine; instead, he gave it away for free, saving millions from the paralyzing, often lethal disease.

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VMLVZ TIL of Eben Grumpy of Iowa who was a little slow in paying John Sputter $30 he owed him. Sputter threatened to sue, so Grumpy painted a check on a door and dropped it on him from a third-story window next time he came over. A court ruled the door was legal payment.
b9pwp TIL Stephen King would do so much cocaine he had to stuff cotton up his nose to stop blood from dripping on his typewriter.
QNdvp TIL: the bill of rights had stuff in there that got “oligarched” out…
GYg9E TIL: Benjamin Franklin was the originator of raising taxes to pay for lower income families to do public service for a wage. City sweepers were the original public service job of the 1700s.
9YpQp TIL scientists discovered a dinosaur tail perfectly preserved in amber. It is full of feathers.