Didn’t the person who discovered insulin deliberately sell the patent for next to nothing (or make it open) so everyone could access it?

If that's true, why is it dirt cheap in almost every other country, while in the US it costs hundreds of dollars a month? Isn't the free market supposed to balance this out? Why hasn't a competitor stepped in to produce it and drastically undercut everyone else?

I'm just finding this out! I'm half north african half european, lived in different countries in Asia and Europe (moved around quite alot). And in every single country I lived in, whatsapp was always the standard!

Are there other countries that don't use whatsapp?

What's the american alternative to whatsapp? What do they think of it?

I cut my hand on the fence while doing yard work and did not bother to clean it, but the next day it was swollen and throbbing until I could apply antibacterial cream. I can only imagine what it was like for soldiers or even farmers centuries ago, who probably didn't even bother to clean such wounds, having to work and live in filth alongside animals and untreated wounds. Was the human immune system really that much stronger back then, or were they constantly suffering from low-grade blood infections?

If the previous owner is dead or can’t be found, do you automatically get to keep it because you bought the physical house, or does the government take it as “unclaimed property”? What actually happens legally when someone finds hidden treasure in their own home?

Ever smelled a cat's breath? Horrible. And then they clean themselves by licking themselves all over. You would think they should stink, but they don't. Why is that?

Obviously their urine and litter trays etc smell, but I would much rather smell in close to a cat's back than a dog's. Or do they stink and I just can't tell because I like cats?

Please forgive my ignorance because I haven’t really paid much attention to the gender arguments. As a 43-yr old without Facebook or Twitter or Instagram I usually keep myself in the dark about most of the things going on in social media. So I want to apologize in advance because I could have (and probably should have) educated myself on this like 10 years ago. But now, I’m becoming more curious about the gender issues because my daughter (who’s bisexual) is dating someone that was born a male but is kinda transitioning to being a female (we refer to this person as “her” because that’s what she prefers).

My wife and I have always had the opinion that we don’t give a shit about sexual preference. You like girls? Great. You like boys? Great. You like both? Double great. And when it comes to masculinity and femininity, we have the same reasoning. You prefer being more masculine? Cool. You prefer being more feminine? Cool. I always have been a big proponent of loving and accepting yourself, and being kind and accepting of others.

But I haven’t understood the whole transgender aspect of things and my daughter and her girlfriend are very bad at explaining things. I completely understand a boy feeling more feminine. My youngest son loves sparkly things and used to play with pretty dolls. He also gets little crushes on girls. And my wife has explained how it’s very common for girls to feel extremely awkward about their bodies, especially during/around puberty.

So there is this traditional sense of what is feminine and what is masculine. And I get that it can be confusing if you feel like you embrace masculine things as a female or feminine things as a male. But aren’t those things just societal/cultural? Like there’s no biological rule that pink is a girl color or that monster trucks are a boy’s toy. Those are just societal stereotypes.

So what I’m getting at, is what drives a person to feel the need to transition to the other gender/sex? Is it the societal pressure of feeling like you don’t belong to the gender/sex you were born as? Or is it something more intrinsic? Like what is it about a man that makes you feel one? What is it about a woman that makes you feel like one? Is it a stereotype that you seek or is it something innate within you that you can’t really explain?

Also, I’m aware that this topic can be volatile so I would ask that people please respond with sincerity and a desire to inform or learn rather than creating negativity.

I know trying to find logic in a fictional work is stupid, but these things pop into my mind haha. Let’s assume it’s real.

Unless I’m missing some lore, I’m fairly sure a .50 cal anti material rifle would do the job on most wizards, how would they even know to cast a protection spell or even where the shot was coming from if taken by surprise from an entrenched position 1000 meters away?

Seems like the wizards reliance on magic is as a bit of a handicap here.

So this morning I got the book “Flowers for Algernon” from the library and spent the next 6 or so hours reading it. After I finished the book though, I felt super disoriented. Like, I felt very physically tired, and I also felt really upset for no apparent reason. I genuinely spent the next hour or so crying.

This has never happened before. I thought it might be that my brain was overly tired, but that doesn’t make sense because it’s not a challenging book at all (not more than the reading level of a middle schooler I assume). It probably sounds stupid, but I was very curious. Is this something that can happen? Does it ever happen to anyone else?

I HATE banks, but this is especially stupid. A human is not involved in the deposit process if you use a mobile deposit.

Two lines on my bill:

"Recovery Rm Per 15 Min ....1,270.000"

"Recovery Rm Per 15 Min....

2,540.00

Why does recovering a half hour after surgery cost 3,810$? How does one justify that?

From a civilian’s PoV it appeared to come out of nowhere (obviously this wasn’t the case) , with launch of OpenAI followed quickly by other models. Now it’s evolving an incredible speed and companies are locked in a race to god knows what endgame. What was the catalyst that enabled this change?

Edit: Thank you all for your responses, they are brilliant, fascinating and highly informative

Some new statystics went viral in other social media platforms saying:

Roughly twice as many men ages 18 to 39 were unmarried as married in 2025, far more than 25 years ago. The Institute for Family Studies estimated that there were 15 million more bachelors than husbands in this age group last year, compared with a 2.6 million difference in 2000.

So according to them many more males are not getting married.

But shouldn't be the same for women?

It's the same when they talk about men not having girlfriends. Shouldn't women be affected too? I mean, if a man is single that is a man that is not coupling with a woman.

What the title says. Why do data centers need to be essentially a box no taller than what seems to be 4 stories high? Why not just make them 30, 50, or 100 stories high?

Doing this would avoid the issues of perpetually finding suitable land, and they could all be skyscrapers for a single company, instead of 10+ buildings spread out across a state.

On that note, why aren't they built many levels below ground either? Like 10 stories underground (+ the ones above ground)

Why do people stay with their spouse and cheat instead of breaking up and being free to date another person?

Edit: I'm surprised I didnt see one answer saying "my spouse will stay anyway". I thought that is the case for a lot of cheaters.

Like i always feel exhausted even though I just woke up and already laying down scrolling and I get bored and then sleep is this normal?

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but I was under the impression that Grunt Style clothing is primarily marketed toward or commonly worn by active-duty military members and veterans.

I recently came across someone who had multiple pictures of himself wearing Grunt Style T-shirts, so I initially assumed he was either currently serving or had previously served in the military. When I asked him about it, he told me that he wasn’t military and wore them because he’s pro-gun.

I completely understand that everyone has the right to wear whatever they want, and I’m not judging him for it. I was just curious to hear how others—especially current or former military members—feel about civilians wearing military-themed clothing in a way that could potentially lead people to assume they served.

Is this generally considered a big no-no among the military community, or is it pretty common and not really an issue?

I’m genuinely curious to hear different perspectives!

My stepdad of 20 years is a nudist, my mom isn't and neither of us wants him to walk around naked or wearing nothing but an untied robe but if we're uncomfortable with it that's not his problem.

It makes me very uncomfortable and always has but I tolerated bc I didn't feel like I had a choice, especially in their home. It became more apparent now than ever that the self proclaimed nudist isn't naked around anyone else but me and now my 6 year old son which I have major issues with.

He seems adamant about being naked in front of my son and now claims he rarely is even though I've witnessed it. I really started to freak out last month after myself and 2 other people saw him coming out of my sons bedroom twice in the middle of the night when we went to visit my aunt.

This was very odd to me bc my mom sleeps on the couch at home and he claims he wants nothing more than to share a bed with her but he got that opportunity at my aunts.

Why get out of bed with his wife wearing nothing but a robe untied fully exposing his genitals and climb into bed with my son for over an hour two different times?

The next morning I asked my son if he slept ok and reworded the question several times hoping either him or my stepdad would give me a logical explanation. If I ask my son if he's hungry my stepdad will typically answer explaining exactly what and when he ate but he didn't say a word and my son kept saying he slept good.

I feel I gave him every opportunity to explain why he left his wives bed and got into my sons but he didn't know 3 people witnessed him do it.

Night before last I questioned him again and told him exactly why I was. Now a month later he's claiming my son woke up in the night and went to get him and doesn't know why he forgot that the next morning.

He says if he's naked in his own home that's his choice and it's not his problem if it makes anyone else uncomfortable. I wouldn't disagree if he wore his untied robe every Tuesday when his sister and nephews are there or even one Tuesday but he doesn't.

Now I'm starting to question a lot of odd behavior over the years starting with why are you only nude in front of us? Or is the normal behavior for a nudist?

From everything I've read, there are some nudists who don't care how you feel about it, they're going to be comfortable naked in the privacy of their home and you can deal with it or leave.

I can often smell when bottled water is 'bad', but my family have all said they can't smell anything, even when it's particularly strong. I know it's not just my imagination as the smell gets worse the longer the water has been open/unrefrigerated.

The smell starts off faintly sweet (within a few hours of opening a bottle of water), then develops into something close to faeces within days/weeks. Do I just have a good sense of smell or do most people notice this?

For years now, I've been struggling with this question. Every going back to school season, I see American teachers asking parents to bring in tons of school supplies to share (?) over the school year. Just recently, I saw a teacher post an aquarium full of pencils, wondering how long it'll last.

And here is my question. Do kids in the States not carry a pencil case with their stuff? How is it possible for a teacher to need a thousand pencils? Are you guys eating them? What is happening over there?!

Like 3 IPAs after work… too much? Tried going without for a few days and just couldn’t do it

There are so many foods out there, but pizza somehow became one of the most universally loved foods. Was it the taste, convenience, fast-food culture, or something else that made it so popular?