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TIL a 2009 study found that 60% of bankruptcies in the US are from medical bills. Of that 60%, 78% had medical insurance.

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GYAl4 TIL In 1991, Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse, married Russi Taylor—the voice of Minnie
neGBW TIL the habitat of the American alligator goes as far north as the North Carolina/Virginia border.
4QyX TIL that, when the 1889 Presidential Inauguration occured on a rainy day, the defeated incumbent president, Grover Cleveland, held the new president, Benjamin Harrison’s, umbrella for him while he took the oath of office.
lAo7 TIL that All 17 species of penguins are found exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere.Emperor Penguins are the tallest species, standing nearly 4 feet tall. The smallest is the Little Blue Penguin, which is only about 16 inches.
YpXrv TIL Hawaiian shirts are called 'Aloha shirts' in Hawaii. More subdued versions are "considered formal wear in business and government and are thus regarded as equivalent to a shirt, coat, and tie". Everyone wears Hawaiian shirts to work every day.