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TIL Baby Doe Tabor went from rags to riches to rags again after her husband lost his fortune the panic of 1893. She lived in a mining tool shed for 30 years in Leadville Colorado and was found frozen to death at the age of 81.

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OoJA6 TIL in 1960, an Australian father won nearly $3 million (adjusted AU$) in the lottery, with his picture getting plastered all over the news. Shortly after, his 8-year-old son was kidnapped for ransom and eventually murdered. This changed anonymity laws for lottery winners in Australia forever.
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