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TIL 75% of the annual $700 million budget of the FDA is funded by pharmaceutical companies due to the “Prescription drug user fee act”.

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g6X TIL that Caroll Spinney has played the Big Bird in Sesame Street since 1969, starring in 4300 episodes in 43 seasons which are 60 minutes long each, earning 8 Grammy Awards and 118 Emmy Awards.
OGx0e TIL that the Mawangdui Silk Texts, discovered in a tomb in China, are ancient manuscripts from the 2nd century BCE. They contain early Taoist texts, medical theories, and the earliest known maps, all written on silk.
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e04DE TIL about the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act which states that it is illegal for a company to void warranties on items that have been self-repaired with third party parts, like phones, gaming consoles, and vehicles.
mbrY TIL Catholic and Protestant areas in Northern Ireland are still separated by walls up to 25 feet tall called “peace lines”