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TIL if a family member dies and debt collectors tell you that you're now responsible for paying the deceased's debts, THEY ARE LYING. Debt does not pass to anyone else upon death.

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KwW9 TIL that in 1966 two men climbed up a hill in Brazil, placed lead masks over their faces, and apparently killed themselves for unexplained reasons. The only clue left behind was a note that read, “16:30 be at agreed place, 18:30 swallow capsules, after effect protect metals wait for mask signal.”
dDVY8 TIL that the Catcholic Church still excommunicates people, with the last excommunication being in 2020, when Jeremy Leatherby, a priest in Sacramento, refused to recognize the legitimacy of Pope Francis.
6pKl TIL president Ronald Reagan’s kids are outspoken liberals, and his son (Ronald Reagan Jr) is even an atheist.
LQVb9 TIL: In 1962, a 10 year old found a radioactive capsule and took it home in his pocket and left it in a kitchen cabinet. He died 38 days later, his pregnant mom died 3 months after that, then his 2 year old sister a month later. The father survived, and only then did authorities found out why.
wLkrJ TIL that Mad Men's Jon Hamm got his fraternity shut down by torturing a pledge's genitals with fire and a hammer during a hazing incident for not remembering to call him MC Hammer.