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TIL that 8 of the top pharmaceutical companies in America spend more on marketing than on research and development

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wYdM TIL That as late as the early 1900’s jaguars natural habitat extended into Texas and almost to Louisiana.
WkAnB TIL of Penny Dean, who in 1976 broke the world record for long-distance swim from CA to Catalina Island (22 miles) by 1.5 HOURS. Her record has yet to be broken by man or woman.
exZ5 TIL that when Martin Scorsese read the book Wiseguy, which he would eventually adapt into the classic mob film Goodfellas, he called author Nicholas Pileggi and said, “I’ve been waiting for this book my entire life” to which Pileggi replied “I’ve been waiting for this phone call my entire life.”
4XxAw TIL, about Joan Struthers Curran who, developed Chaff used to disguise where the D Day invasion was going to happen, but was never awarded a Degree in her time "because women were simply not granted degrees". Remarkable
Ren9 TIL : Martin Luther King Jr. spent his wedding night in a funeral home, since there were no honeymoon suites for African-Americans.