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Jun 13, 2020

TIL that Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, was thought to be dead when his brother died. Newspapers and obituaries declared “The Merchant of Death is Dead.” Alfred Nobel, shocked by his impact, dedicated all of his money to creating the Nobel Prize to reclaim somewhat of a meaningful death.

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Aug 04, 2019

TIL about Dr Barry Marshall who was convinced that H.pylori bacteria causes stomach ulcers, but no one believed him. Since it was illegal to test his theory on humans, he drank the bacteria himself, developed ulcers within days, treated them with antibiotics and went to win a Nobel prize.

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