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TIL there's a bio-hacker project to produce insulin cheaply.

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Y7ZJW TIL there is such a thing as an antimatter factory- and one is currently active at CERN.
lo54V TIL that the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress was first flown in 1952. There are still 58 in active service and the B52 is expected to remain in service into the 2050s.
5VyyR TIL: Harvard College and Harvard University are both accurate names (but not interchangeable); the former is the undergraduate program and the latter is the grad schools
wodG7 TIL that, forgotten dessert from 1920's called 'it girl'. Basically melt marshmallows on the stove, let them cool, and whip them into a foam with a small amount of cream, adding mashed fruit and little juice for flavor.
wyW1 TIL that in 1937, the Soviets started construction of the 1,624ft ‘Palace of the Soviets’ tower (almost as tall as the Taipei 101 tower) with a huge (328ft tall) statue of Lenin on the top. WWII stopped construction, and the foundations were turned into the world’s largest swimming pool