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TIL that one reason UnitedHealth has so many members despite having the worst claims payment rate and the highest profit rate is... an exclusive deal with the "friend" of retirees, AARP

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ErEX TIL A South Korean Samsung worker committed suicide on Oct 2013 in protest against poverty wages and harsh working conditions. Choi was struggling to keep his family fed and was skipping meals to keep up with his hectic workload, which began at 7am and ended at 9pm EACH day.
op68 TIL Victoria is the Capital of Seychelles!
wOG8 TIL of the Parsley Massacre, a government-sponsored genocide of ethnic Haitian civilians in 1937. Dominican soldiers would hold up a sprig of parsley to someone and ask “What is this?”; how the person would pronounce the Spanish word for parsley would determine his/her fate.
grPQA TIL that not only has “Tiptoe Through The Tulips” by Tiny Tim become known for its eerie sound and use in horror movies, but Tiny Tim actually had a heart attack while performing the song and died.
OJw4 TIL the first commercially available handheld cellular phone was the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x, which hit the market in 1983 and weighed in at 2 pounds. It was priced at $3,995