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TIL: In 1998 NASA grew Insulin in space. Researchers found that it was so effective it could reduce Insulin intake from 1-3 times per day to once every 3 days.

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16Q9V TIL that Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian engineer and economist who is considered one of the pioneers of game theory, experienced a notable personal setback when his wife left him for a servant, an event that reportedly had a significant impact on his life and work
LQOD0 TIL that Neil Young's Southern Man briefly plays in the background of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama when they mention him (at about 0:54)
yQxbV TIL the shape of the Pentagon was designed after the first planned build location. The plot of land was Pentagon shaped. They switched locations to not hurt the view of D.C. from Arlington cemetery but kept the shape because it would have been too expensive to change and FDR liked the design.
0w6Op TIL of the 'transported soldier legend' where in 1593 a Spanish soldier from the Philippines appeared in Mexico City speaking of the death of the Philippines governor the night before. His story was backed up by sailors arriving to Mexico months later, who even recognised the soldier as being there.
5Nxk TIL that “A Scanner Darkly” was the first novel Philip K Dick wrote without the help of amphetamines.