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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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8alZL TIL about the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Tobacco companies will pay States based off of their tobacco sales volume. In return, the States will grant Tobacco companies immunity from any death or injury related lawsuits. This also created the Truth Initiative.
LZE9 TIL The show Takeshi’s Castle aka MXC originally aired from 1986-1990 and the original presenters are now in their 70s
B5dk TIL Dippin’ Dots are not widely avaliable because they require storage at -40 F, which is too cold for the average freezer.
yG1l TIL that in 2012 a South Pacific island, recorded by Google Earth and Australian maps, was discovered to not actually exist
N7gnM TIL of a Malawian teenager who taught himself how to build a windmill out of junk and bring power to his village. He then went on to build a second, larger windmill to power irrigation pumps. He did this all from books he read in the library.