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GY1dN TIL that the United States avoided the thalidomide tragedy because FDA inspector Frances Kelsey blocked its approval based on lack of safety data despite pressure from her FDA supervisors and the pharmaceutical company. Meanwhile, 10,000 thalidomide babies were born in Europe, Australia, and Japan
gAwD TIL The word shampoo entered English language from India during the colonial era. It dates to 1762, and is derived from Hindi chāmpo, itself derived from the Sanskrit root capayati (which means to press, knead, soothe)
jN6gX TIL Stanley Kubrick appointed French Director Bertrand Tavernier as his publicist in France and he was asking him regularly about strange stuff like types of lamps in theaters, Tavernier resigned after 3 months and told him: As a film-maker you are a genius but as an employer you are an imbecile.
aw1do TIL that the greatest time difference between to points on earth is 26 hours and it's between two neighboring islands in the Pacific Ocean, the Line Islands and the Howland Islands.
kOmM4 TIL Jerry Springer used to be the mayor of Cincinnati and resigned after being caught paying for sex with personal checks