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TIL that the United States spends more per person on healthcare than any other developed country yet 1/3rd of its healthcare expenditures are depleted by administrative overhead, about $750 billion.

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wLmvW TIL that Bruce Springsteen stopped a walk out at the We Are The World recording. A few of the rockers felt the song was too pop and singing with non-rockers would hurt their image. They changed their minds when the boss said, "I'm here to save lives and feed people, and I'm staying."
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