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PMyg TIL The genes that cause breast cancer are patented. The patent holder must be paid every time studies and research are done on these genes.
vg1x TIL experiments were held that tested responses to potential threats from white and black strangers. The results determined that unarmed blacks were shot more than whites, even among black subjects tested. “The trend is less likely a function of active prejudice than of ambient social stereotypes.”
9YkO7 TIL that when Yuri Gagarin was on the bus to the launch pad, he asked the driver to stop so he could pee. It is now tradition for all astronauts leaving from Russia to unzip their suits and pee on the rear right tire of their bus.
ANaW4 TIL The only North Korean restaurant in Europe was located in Amsterdam
Mebra TIL that between 2007 and 2009, Zimbabwe’s currency reached an inflation rate of 79,000,000,000%, with the government printing 100 Billion dollar bills to keep up.