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TIL: Doritos are nachos, I'm a fucking idiot

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e0844 TIL that the most expensive medicinal drug ever is Zolgensma (produced by Novartis), which costs $2.125 million for a single dose. The drug is a gene therapy, taken as a one-time treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disorder (about 30 babies are born each month with the disease)
nWa4G TIL that a money raising attempt by former Mexican President and General Santa Anna (responsible for losing the Texas Revolution) led to the invention of chewing gum in the United States.
e0dyg TIL Chuck Berry's only song to hit #1 on the charts was "My Ding-a-Ling" in 1972, beating out songs like "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley and "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues for the top spot.
VEbp TIL John Candy was going to voice a turkey in Pocahontas, but died before it’s release. His character was removed from the film
1a9y8 TIL that according to a University of Chicago study, while the joy of receiving gifts lessens over time, the psychological benefits of giving do not. Participants’ happiness hardly declined if they repeatedly bestowed gifts on others, versus repeatedly receiving those same gifts themselves.