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TIL: FDA's Shocking Drug Approval Loopholes Discovered the FDA's drug approval loopholes in "Truth is an Illusion" by Aretha Gonyora. "Accelerated approval" & "breakthrough therapy" designations can lead to insufficient safety testing—troubling when lives are at stake.

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4kkWo TIL that a pilot can open a jetliner's cockpit window mid-flight.
Wk019 TIL that in 2014, astronomers discovered an Unusual Supernova that has been continually exploding since the 1950's. No theory exists that explains why this supernova eruption has lasted hundreds of times longer than typical supernovae eruptions, which usually last about 100 days.
GAl17 TIL of Bible John, a Scottish serial killer who was never found, who reportedly left torn out pages of the Bible near his victims bodies
VM8dB TIL the melody for the “alphabet song” was written by Mozart
X0r5Q TIL albino musicians Edgar and Johnny Winter's birthname was actually Winter, not a stage name! Due to their albinism they were both legally blind & sun-sensitive, stuck inside all day, which encouraged them to spend their time learning instruments & begin their musical journey!