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TIL that the drug Daraprim costs about 5 cents in India compared to $750 in the United States!

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Z8GaQ TIL that the beautiful symmetry of a total solar eclipse happens because —by pure chance— the sun is 400 times larger than the moon, but is also 400 times farther from Earth, making the two bodies appear the exact same size in the sky.
wVR1 TIL China built roughly one windmill an hour in 2009
79Mr TIL that the founder of modern Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, had 45 sons, and almost 100 children total. The next king will be the first king that isn’t Ibn Saud’s direct son.
KYYRG TIL of Moving Day in Quebec. Because of a previous law, the vast majority of leases in Quebec end on or around July 1. In July 2004, approximately 120,000 households moved, corresponding to 4% of the population. Moving companies work around the clock, with charges often being 3x normal rates.
LQVr0 TIL the greatest temperature variation in 24-hour period was 57.2°C (103°F), in Loma, Montana. Over the course of the day, the town experienced a rise from -47.7°C (-54°F) to 9.4°C (49°F).