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TIL 60% of bankruptcies are caused by health problems in the US.

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LkVbr TIL that Lake Superior has an island which has a lake which has an island which has a pond which has a boulder, which, when the pond floods, becomes the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake in the world.
n64Y TIL that a student from the Ukraine died from a piece of bubble gum that exploded in his mouth. He accidentally dipped the gum into a packet of explosive material, instead of citric acid.
mYvx TIL that girls who grow up with a stepfather begin menstruating about 1 year earlier than those who grow up with their biological father
XEOkr TIL In the early 1960s, The Price Is Right gave away prizes like an airplane, a submarine, a swimming pool, and a house in Florida.
neA0P TIL the U.S. National Quiet Zone is 13,000 sq. miles where radio-emitting devices, including microwave ovens and most radio broadcasts, are illegal except for certain military and scientific purposes. It has also become a haven for people claiming to suffer from electromagnetic hypersensitivity.