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TIL: San Francisco is no longer the most expensive place to live.

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QR1k TIL that the main difference between a brand drug and its generic equivalent is the cost of the product. A generic drug must contain the same active ingredients and must be equivalent in strength and dosage to the original brand-name product.
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