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TIL: A woman with Type 1 diabetes underwent an islet cell transplant. Since the transplant, her glucose levels have remained at a healthy level, and she was taken off insulin and has no dietary restrictions. “She is like a nondiabetic person but requires antirejection drugs,”

xVYB1 TIL: about France's almost revolution in may of 68, where 1/3rd of the workforce, and 22% of the total population protested preventing the government from working, and leading the president DeGaulle to flee without anyone in the knowing his location, only ending with an armed occupation of Paris
1xKr TIL that Russian and NATO troops were very close to using force against each other in Kosovo, 1999. A NATO commander disobeyed the orders he was given, reportedly saying “I’m not going to start the Third World War for you” to his superior, who was later fired.
kVpB TIL that after injecting cocaine into his urethra, a man suffered “‘extravagant complications’ that led to the loss of both legs, nine fingers and his penis.”
p8PyA TIL that in 1710, almost 100 years before the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Native American leaders traveled to Great Britain to meet the Queen.
l7Gwr TIL in the Edo period, there were style guides for courtesans on writing love letters. The texts also included advice on interacting with customers, such as "Moderation is key when interacting with customers" and "A spoken farewell should convey deep feeling; relying on a hug is mere laziness."