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TIL that HMO insurance plans pay doctors not to check for certain problems

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8aOgL TIL of the Japanese spider crab. They have the greatest leg span of any arthropod, reaching up to 12.1 feet from claw to claw, and can weigh up to 42 pounds. It is reported to have a gentle disposition despite its ferocious appearance.
W7rX4 TIL that in 1697 the puritan woman Hannah Duston was kidnapped by Abenaki natives who killed her newborn baby in front of her. She and two other captives staged a revolt and scalped ten of the Abenaki before escaping.
4V4a TIL in 2007 a man bled green blood
VL64 TIL that there are large numbers of abandoned highways in the US. They are typically left in place and known as lost highways.
6EZVY TIL: The Finnish Stopped Soviet Mines from Exploding by playing a Single Polka Song on Repeat