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TIL in 2014, a Michigan Oncologist was convicted and sentenced to 45 years in prison after it was discovered that he had bilked 553 cancer patients for millions by over-treating, under-treating, misdiagnosing, and even administering treatment to people that never had cancer in the first place.

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ep4OE TIL about pink-slime journalism, when untrustworthy American news networks disguise themselves as local news outlets. Over 1,000 pink-slime news outlets exist, pretending to be locally-run but producing low-quality news from afar that's meant to benefit a political party.
BrBpK TIL mass deaths due to the governmental acts of criminal omission and neglect is called Democide
GYbLQ TIL that Candy Land was created due to the polio epidemic. Eleanor Abbott, a victim of the disease, created it for children to play while they were recuperating.
rRxdM TIL a 1000 year old bronze buckle from East Asia was discovered in Alaska, showing that indigenous people in North America might have been interacting with the Old World earlier than previously thought
neXxb TIL Mr. T stopped wearing his signature gold chains after hurricane Katrina as he didn't want to be insensitive and disrespectful to those who lost everything.