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TIL 70% of lottery winners go bankrupt.

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xVMNB TIL A Drug sting in Tulia Texas resulted in the arrests of 15% of the black population. 46 people, 40 of whom were innocent African Americans. The remaining detainees were whites known to have ties within the black community.
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