The Islands of Refreshment and the history of micronations

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22 pointsbenbreen2 comments

Went down this rabbit hole (specifically Tristan da Cunha) and found a great little documentary about how the island led to genetic research on asthma.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKRvtk-GI0g (part 1 of 2)

Very interesting.

Great find, tjbarbour.

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