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TIL increasing the tax on tobacco products is one of the most effective ways in decreasing tobacco usage.

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VBLo0 TIL that if chess wasn't separated into men's and women's rankings the world's #1 rated female player wouldn't even rank in the top 100 players worldwide.
v06L TIL, pharmaceutical companies pay their competitors to not make generic forms of their drugs so they can continue to charge more to consumers.
pY5vQ TIL the Beatles went by 'Johnny and the Moondogs' for a short period of time in 1959. The name was never used seriously, mainly seen on bootlegs created as a joke.
OG0eL TIL about Peter Niers who confessed to killing over 500 people after he was tortured and executed in 1581
JmPv TIL the first time Boba Fett’s name was said on the theatrical screen was in E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial