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TIL 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical drugmakers spend more on marketing than research. Johnson & Johnson having the largest spread - $8.2B on research, $17.2B on marketing.

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yPMa TIL that after WWI, the Australian military started “The Great Emu War” where they tried to cull emus with machine guns… and the emus mostly won.
YpmYA TIL that Pittsburgh put up "Kindness Zone: BE NICE / ALL DAY EVERY DAY" street signs this year as part of a statewide campaign to honor Mr. Rogers
gMdEW TIL about Alana Saarinen, the girl with three biological parents. Alana’s nuclear DNA is from her mother and father, with mitochondrial DNA from another woman. This procedure has now been banned due to safety and ethical concerns.
Vj4Z TIL in 2009 a bomb disposal officer saved a group of maimed soldiers after they became trapped in a field littered with IED’s. Against a backdrop of insurgent fire, the sergeant shunned protective clothing to save time and dismantled 7 consecutive bombs, clearing a safe path for the wounded.
m1rvP TIL: before 1993, there were only two colors of visible light LEDs. The invention of the blue LED changed everything.