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TIL that because insulin is incredibly expensive despite being the same drug discovered a century ago, there's a movement to create an open source, small-batch manufacturing process

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mX9x TIL when a paper couldn’t think of a name for an article about Chris Hadfield they rang the Air Force who said “Just call it ‘Canadian Wins Top Test Pilot’ or something to that effect.” A friend sent Chris a copy of the article, it read "Canadian Wins Top Test Pilot or Something to that Effect”
KYYv9 TIL The Italian alphabet consists of only 21 letters. The J, K, W, X and Y are only used in loanwords
o6oR TIL the phrase “Keep your friends close but your enemies closer”, often attributed to Machiavelli or Sun Tzu, was actually first said by Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II.
6p4w TIl that due to the Earth rotational bulge, the highest point on Earth is not Mt. Everest, but Chimborazo, Ecuador
W79wY TIL During the Nigerian Civil War in the late 1960s, Norwegian government sent Stockfish (dried preserved cod fish) as food aid. Stockfish ended up becoming a Nigerian staple. Now, almost all of the Stockfish produced in Norway is exported to Nigeria.