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TIL 50% of bankruptcies are caused by health problems in the US.

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0j TIL that between 1975-1982, Russia had six probes land on the surface of Venus, surviving temperatures of 855 °F and successfully taking photos
KO9JE Today I Learned: Gargoyles are fancy rain gutters. In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved or formed grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls and eroding the mortar between.
P14Rw TIL I learned about where "garrymandering" came from and why it is so important for American elections: "Can You Rig An Election? | America, Are You OK?"
9wM4X TIL that prior to 9/11, the most FDNY firefighters lost in a single day was 12. The 23rd St Fire on October 17, 1966 killed 12 Firefighters when a floor collapsed. A recent renovation to the building had removed a load-bearing wall in the basement to increase storage space for an art dealer tenant.
epBkb TIL the ice cream truck jingle most Americans grew up with was used in minstrel shows, so RZA (of Wu-Tang Clan) created a new, publicly-available ice cream jingle