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TIL Pfizer spent 2.8 billion developing an Inhaler an as Insulin shot alternative for diabetics only to discontinue it because people thought it was too large carry around in pockets and fickle doctors wouldn’t prescribe it

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yPmX TIL that the democratically elected government of Iran was ousted by the CIA in 1953 because they nationalised their oil.
OPv6 TIL that Chipotle spends less on advertising in a year than McDonald’s does in 48 hours.
j6AgR TIL abot the The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight", a predominantly black battalion of the Women's Army Corps (WAC).
LkJQP TIL we know the exact date the Dalmatian language (one of the Romance languages) went extinct: June 10th, 1898. It is the day the last speaker of the language, Tuone Udaina, died in an explosion.
nenJG TIL that the NFL made a commitee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players