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TIL in 1995 drug giant GlaxoSmithKline gathered over one hundred black and hispanic orphans, including toddlers and babies, to test the “toxicity” of their AIDS medication on them. They continued to do this for nearly ten years.

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78GaO TIL that a 2012 article in New York selected Benjamin Harrison as the "most forgotten president."
R9e6 TIL that they’ve put armed rangers on guard 24/7 to protect the last male northern white rhino left on Earth
8daa TIL that the Central Intelligence Agency has a memorial wall at headquarters for employees who are killed while working for the US spy agency. Each year the CIA adds stars for deaths; some with names, some without. There are 125 stars as of 2017, eight more than in 2016 and 46 more than in 2002.
wPBM TIL that Nintendo wanted Mario to ride Yoshi since the NES period, but it took six years for technology to make the concept possible.
p8xpA TIL The DEA taught Bryan Cranston how to make meth for Breaking Bad