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TIL one of the only ways for Americans to reset their credit score is to move to another country.

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N7Ya1 TIL the UK almost transitioned away from a first-past-the-post voting system to an alternative voting system in 2011
WkQRY TIL Annie Kopchovsky—the first woman to cycle around the world—only learned how to ride a bike two days prior to setting off. She ended up accomplishing the trip in 15 months and won $10,000 for the feat.
oBj0K TIL about a real, legitimate religion called pastafarianism or the church of the flying spaghetti monster.
E16Md TIL Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences couldn't legally attend college, so she did it illegally, going to what was known as the 'Flying University', a secret organization.
e0WkE TIL about The Highway of Tears...A section of Canadian Roadway where Women Disappear Without a Trace