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TILed that there is a geocache on the International Space Station.

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mx0PR TIL that the founders of Insulin sold the patent to a University for $3, which then gave pharmaceuticals the rights to manufacture Insulin without royalties and to improve the formula in order to make the drug better and accessible to as many diabetics as possible at the lowest cost possible.
ne8YP TIL that the iconic photo of a milkman in the Blitz is a fake
kvVd TIL in Germany there is a flooded mine in which you can go scuba-diving.
16anO TIL towards the end of WWII, Japan developed suicide motorboats called Shinyo, which were piloted by 15~17 year olds.
L0am TIL: the 1982 film ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ was a true story and the character of Mark 'Rat’ Ratner was, in reality, then high school student Andy Rathbone; popular author of the ’…For Dummies’ books.