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yV7bw TIL the antibiotic rifampin/rifampicin (used to treat tuberculosis) was named after the 1955 French crime movie "Rififi," about a jewel heist and rival gangs, because the discoverers were fans of the movie
mjZE TIL There is a fire in a Kyoto temple that has been perpetually burning for over 1200 years
MeRl0 TIL Work at Bell Labs resulted in 9 Nobel Prizes & 4 Turing Awards. Bell laid the first transoceanic phone cable, mapped dark matter, created radio astronomy, the transistor, laser, solar cell, information theory, Unix, C & C++, error detection, cell phones, optical tweezers, electron lithography.
WkZ7L TIL A months subscription of Vyvanse costs the UK NHS around £58. While a months subscription of Vyvanse costs around $264 in the US.
WJWd TIL that author Terry Pratchett can no longer read.