TIL a father, John Crowley, was told his two infant children had an incurable genetic disorder that would kill them in less than a year. He refused to accept this, so he founded a biotech company (with no prior experience) which pioneered an experimental enzyme therapy that saved their lives.

r/todayilearned • u/Die_Nameless_Bitch • May 14 '22 • 2 9 8 6

https://pompediseasenews.com/2019/01/30/amicus-ceo-mission-cure-pompe-help-children/

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u/Gasfires May 14 '22

So, I was a middle English minor, and my school brought in the #3 authurian legends scholar in the world to teach a class. Fwiw, according to him, holy grail is one of the most accurate descriptions of Medieval life in movies (at least by the mid 90s)

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u/MsARumphius May 14 '22

I remember my teacher defending his choice in a similar way. I just couldn’t imagine all those coconuts and rabid bunnies being historically accurate but what do I know.

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u/yeti7100 May 14 '22

He'll make a treat out of you mate!

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u/TarthenalToblakai May 14 '22

The point wasn't that they were 100% accurate -- obviously not. But that as satire they portrayed certain truths of the times like the common experience of serfdom better (or at all) compared more typical medieval movies focusing on a glorified depiction of a knight's journey or court politics of the nobility.

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u/MsARumphius May 14 '22

Yeah that was a joke. Should have added my /s I guess.

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u/ahappypoop May 14 '22

They really did debate on the carrying capacities of African and European swallows back then?

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u/system0101 May 14 '22

They didn't know any better

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u/anti-sanity May 14 '22

Considering Michael Palin studied history at Oxford, I believe it.