Jayne Hancock

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

In 1922, a group of scientists went to the Toronto General Hospital where diabetic children were kept in wards, often 50 or more at a time. Most of them were comatose and dying from diabetic ketoacidosis. Others were being treated by being placed on an extremely strict diet, which inevitably led to starvation.

These children were essentially in their death beds, awaiting what was at that time, certain death. The scientists moved swiftly and proceeded to inject the children with a new purified extract of insulin.

As they began to inject the last comatose child, the first one to be injected began to wake up. Then one by one, all the children awoke from their diabetic comas. A room that was full of death and gloom, suddenly became a place of joy and hope.

In the early 1920s, Frederick Banting and Charles Best discovered insulin under John Macleod at the University of Toronto. With the help of James Collip, insulin was purified, making it available to successfully treat diabetes. Both Banting and Macleod earned Nobel Prizes for their work in 1923.

In the same year, Banting, Collip, and Best decided to sell the insulin patent to the University of Toronto for $1.

Banting famously went on to say, "Insulin does not belong to me, it belongs to the world."

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

The Dogs of 2023

[Matthew Taylor @NotPostingMatt]

A little story for a wet Friday night. Near my house I found a wallet in the road. When opening it I found a bank card, some cash, a library and a youth club card. And also a front door key. The person who dropped it is 14 and could be locked out so I set out to find him….1/6

[Irvine Welsh @IrvineWelsh]

Trainspotting parodies usually bore the shit out of me, but I quite like this one.

[Natalie Nezhati @NatalieNezhati]

Has anyone else been following Andy Burnham's plans for a Greater Manchester Baccalaureate (MBacc)?

I just read here that Microsoft, Siemens, Kraft Heinz, Deloitte, Barclays, BBC & Autotrader are all participating. Seems a good alternative to uni?

https://t.co/oYkC0O7WRV

[Jayne Hancock @jayne9966]

@MattGray68 @EmmaCorten @anjagray @davesaysFTS @brychantodd @ahx95 @BoboMartin1 @jimpynell @NicVig @durutti74 @meiriontodd Also good with wattsapp

[Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman]

This is simply an extraordinary study. Researchers gave $7,500 (CAD) to homeless people in Vancouver. The result? The program *saved* money. It helped many of them to move into housing faster, which saved the shelter system $8,277 per person. 🧵👇

[James Timpson @JamesTCobbler]

Our colleagues get an extra day off when their kids have their first day at school. It’s such an important day for any parent, and one not to be missed! As a result you may see a different face behind the counter as we juggle our teams around to ensure every shop is open.

[Jayne Hancock @jayne9966]

@brychantodd @BoboMartin1 @davesaysFTS @anjagray @jimpynell @EmmaCorten @MattGray68 @ahx95 @NicVig @durutti74 @meiriontodd Wordle 802 2/6

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See you Saturday?

[Star Trek on Paramount+ @StarTrekOnPPlus]

We appear to be singing... Check out the lyric video for "Status Report," the first song from the new musical episode of #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds!

[Jayne Hancock @jayne9966]

@BoboMartin1 @brychantodd @EmmaCorten @anjagray @davesaysFTS @jimpynell @MattGray68 @ahx95 @durutti74 @meiriontodd Happy with signal

[Jayne Hancock @jayne9966]

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Morning everybody

[matt maltese @matthewmaltese]

I have started a record label 💿 @lastrecsonearth

[Jayne Hancock @jayne9966]

@ahx95 @anjagray @brychantodd @EmmaCorten @davesaysFTS @MattGray68 @jimpynell @BoboMartin1 @durutti74 @meiriontodd Wordle 752 2/6

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[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

Privatisation of the NHS is not some myth or conspiracy theory.

Billions of pounds of NHS funds are given to private healthcare providers every single year.

A figure that has increased by 70% over the past decade.

Please RT if you think everyone should be aware.

[Ash Preston @TheAshPreston]

Queen & Annie Lennox/David Bowie rehearsing Under Pressure.

So much going on here!

Everyone's outfit, Bowie with a lit cig throughout, where Annie PROPER GOES FOR IT, George Michael watching in the background. The amazing voices!

It's incredible! No notes ❤️

[Jayne Hancock @jayne9966]

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And I thought I was on a hot streak.......

[Jayne Hancock @jayne9966]

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[Jayne Hancock @jayne9966]

@brychantodd Maggot brain ...still too obvious!