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TIL The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit finds Sanofi improperly listed insulin device patent in FDA’s Orange Book

wonE6 TIL The Most Controversial Shirt in Rock History led to 22 years of arrests and public outrage. Extreme-metal band Cradle of Filth released the shirt in 1993. It bears the image of a masturbating nun on the front with the phrase “Vestal masturbation,” and the words “Jesus is a cunt on the back.
7881r TIL that the NYPD has a special beekeeping unit that was established in 2010 when beekeeping became legal in the city. In the last few weeks, they've relocated over 40,000 honeybees to orchards around the state. They most recently relocated 8,000 bees who swarmed 3 World Trade Center.
6EBWw TIL Hershey's once developed a chocolate bar for the US Army that would remain solid up to 49C (120F) and was poison gas proof but was also very bitter to prevent soldiers from eating it unless in an emergency. Troops called it "Hitler's Secret Weapon" because of what it would do to their bowels.
7rxOr TIL during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the German 4th Panzer Division cut off 10,000 Soviet troops. They took 2,000 prisoners... and just let the others go. They simply couldn't afford to take them all prisoner.
NbLQ TIL that on the eve of the Nazi invasion of Russia, a German soldier deserted to the Soviets and told them they were going to be invaded the next day. His fate? Execution by Stalin for spreading misinformation.