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TIL I learned you can make pretty significant money by reporting SEC Violations

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J1p71 TIL after losing her position in her university's anatomy department in 1938, Rita Levi-Montalcini set up a laboratory in her bedroom and studied the growth of nerve fibers in chicken embryos. This work led to her discovery of nerve growth factor, for which she was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1986.
no97 TIL an 11 year old boy was elected mayor of Crabb, Texas on the platform that he would work to incorporate the town even though it meant he would lose his seat. He was quoted as saying that “the mayor isn’t there to sit and worry about keeping his job. He’s there to do what’s best for the people.”
dKdd TIL 16 year old Ryan White contracted AIDS through a tainted blood transfusion and was denied access to his school. The ensuing lawsuit made national headlines, and his case is widely credited with bringing about AIDS awareness and education.
BnK TIL JK Rowling seriously considered killing off Ron Weasley mid-series because she was ‘in an unhappy place.’
kO07E TIL that CNN has a tape recorded to broadcast as the end of the world is happening