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TIL that in 2005 scientists created a 100% effective non-human Ebola Vaccine which could potentially be ready for licensing by 2010 or 2011. However, it “sat on the shelf” due to the resistance of drug companies as poor countries couldn’t afford to pay and Ebola was “rare”.

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b9LLN TIL Roman Catholics in Bavaria founded a secret society in 1740 called the Order of the Pug. New members had to wear dog collars and scratch at the door to get in.
WLbo TIL that Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa, is ranked as the country with the least Media Freedom, at 179 out of 179, it’s worse than North Korea which is in the 178th rank.
gMP19 TIL That “Machiatto” means “marked” in Italian. A Latte Machiatto is milk marked with espresso; the milk is “marked” with coffee. An American Latte is built in reverse, where the coffee is “marked” with milk and foam.
7beZ TIL that despite breast cancer and prostate cancer have similar rates of mortality, breast cancer research receives twice as much government funding and twice as many grants from the American Cancer Society
1a6jV TIL that the creator of Bitcoin is still unknown. The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the computer programmer who invented the digital currency is a pseudonym and could represent a man, a woman, or even a group of people.