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TIL there's a reason there's no generic insulin for diabetics. Its discoverers gave the patent to their university for $1, but the university couldn't make what was needed quickly enough. Drug companies have kept making small changes since the '20s to keep it from going generic.

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KOW7R TIL some peanut butters contain xylitol, which is toxic to dogs.
x6ej7 TIL in 1965 U.S. Patent was issued for the "Blonsky Device" It was a centrifugal birthing table. A woman in labor was strapped to a high speed spinning table that would "gently force the baby out."
NXEyb TIL The Wiggles iconic Wiggle Fingers was created as a safe way for people to know where their hands are when interacting with children
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