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TIL that Fidel Castro recommended to the Kremlin a harder line against Washington, even suggesting the possibility of nuclear strikes. The pressure stopped after Soviet officials gave Castro a briefing on the ecological impact on Cuba of nuclear strikes on the United States

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NXmkJ TIL James Cameron has directed "the most expensive movie ever made" five separate times
7rDlb TIL Lorne Michaels - the creator of SNL - considers Steven Seagal to be the biggest jerk ever on the show. Seagal is banned from ever hosting the show again.
Z8vJR TIL: March 30th is National Doctor's Day in the USA
ADPwB TIL - American fast food companies are banned from Iran, so the country is home to many knock-off fast food joints with similar branding and food, such as "Mash Donalds", and "Pizza Hot". Lawsuits from major corporations are rare due to the American/Iranian relationship and Iranian trademark law.
9YAAp TIL Pharmacologist and biochemist Gertrude Belle Elion helped develop drugs for treating leukemia, malaria, herpes, and AIDS. She shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Medicine despite never having completed her PhD.