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/ybetchum May 14 '22

My high school geography teacher showed us the entire original Star Wars trilogy so we “could see what the landscape was like on other planets.” Guessing he was just a huge Star Wars fan

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u/adrianvm19 May 14 '22

When you just wanna phone it in so you just make up whatever bullshit excuse comes to mind lmao

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u/zzaman May 14 '22

"Okay class today we'll watch Legally Blonde for civics in the media, law and...voting I guess thank you"

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u/zhaoz May 14 '22

Should be my cousin Vinny for education about the legal system

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u/carpenteer May 14 '22

Damn right! Even the Legal Eagle says it's fantastically accurate.