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TIL after new laws banning the use of inmates in experiments was passed, pharmaceutical company Phizer tested the volatile antibiotic Trovan on dozens of Nigerian children. The tests left children dead, disabled, and resulted in a hefty out of court settlement between Pfizer and the Nigerian people.

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