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TIL about pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their role in driving up prescription drug prices in the United States

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wYYE TIL every year, more police officers commit suicide than are killed by the guns of felons
kO0mB TIL that, according to Stan Lee and Lou Ferrigno, CBS thought the name Bruce Banner sounded "too gay-ish.” The protagonist’s name on The Incredible Hulk series was then changed to David Banner. Ferrigno thought it was "the most absurd, ridiculous thing [I’d] ever heard".
rNOro TIL that the Roman Emperor Augustus personally owned the entire country of Egypt as his own personal estate
lG7V TIL It literally rains diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter
nej8W TIL As part of its military fortifications, Switzerland has set up thousands of demolition points that allow them to blow up their own roads, bridges, and railroads in the event of emergency, sabotaging all entry points into the country.