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TIL in 2007, 17-year old Nataline Sarkisyan Died after Cigna Health Insurance denied a life-saving procedure, despite doctors pleas that she receive treatment.

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Mp7 TIL that the internet was called “The Galactic Network” when it was first conceived.
XEJRE TIL that pet fur is good to leave out for birds who need nesting materials (as long as it has no flea treatment residue), but human hair is too long and causes them problems. Many animals and insects need help as habitats are shrinking globally.
xRl5 TIL that Whitey Bulger, the notorious gangster, had served time in the maximum security prison of Alcatraz for four years. Later, while on the lam as one of America’s most wantef federal fugitives, he went back to tour the facility.
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