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TIL 9 out of 10 Big Pharma companies spend more on marketing than R&D

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YprLA TIL despite being famous on TV for his quick temper and frequent swearing, a 2005 interview revealed that Gordon Ramsay retained 85% of his staff since 1993.
1vyO T.I.L. That mafia boss Joe Columbo had the final say of what would be shot for the Godfather movie. He met his death when he was gunned down by an African-American triggerman named Jerome Johnson, at the same time the final scene was being filmed a few blocks away.
Br4mD TIL the movie "Deep Throat" was made for $47,500, but made at least $30 million, and according to some estimates, it might have brought in as much as $600 million of earnings.
jNBrR TIL: Richard Turner, world famous card mechanic won “Close-Up Magician of the Year” of 2014, fooled Penn & Teller on “Fooled Us” in 2017 and has a black belt in karate, has been legally blind since childhood. Dealt is a documentary about his life, career, and coming to terms with his loss of sight
lo941 TIL a coin flip actually has a 51/49 probability of landing heads or tails -- favoring the side facing up when flipped. If you spin a US penny on its side, however, it has an 80% chance of landing tails up.