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TIL there is a group of biohackers trying to open source insulin production

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4kAPa TIL That people think in different ways. People who think in the verbaliser style have spoken word associations (ex: talk to themselves in their head) and people who think in the imager style think in images; and there are people who use both styles.
K7aa TIL Disneyland’s opening day was considered a disaster, with roughly half of the 28,000 attendees having counterfeit tickets and many people simply jumping the fence.
0wemM TIL Roy Orbison (of "Pretty Woman" fame) was a huge fan of Monty Python, with a gift to impersonate, and recite entire sketches.
vPewB TIL spiders lack leg muscles and instead extend their legs through a hydraulic system powered by their blood pressure. Upon death, the legs curl up due to the loss of blood pressure.
6RvW TIL the divide between West Germany and East Germany was so sharply defined it lead to houses and buildings being split down the middle