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TIL a Texas Hospital billed a woman $4800 after she was in an accident. Once the hospital found out she received an insurance settlement they sent her a new bill for $20,000+ and filed a lien against her property to get it.

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ZpWba TIL that author Len Deighton is also an expert chef and artist. In the 1960s his "cookstrips", simple recipes in cartoon form, appeared in newspapers. When they were collected in books, Deighton in 1965 became a best-selling author of spy novels and cookbooks at the same time.
mxZ7Y TIL that Barrow, Alaska - the northernmost town in the U.S. - changed its name to Utqiaġvik, its traditional Iñupiaq name.
GJKj TIL Crabbe wasn’t featured in the final two Harry Potter films due to the actor being charged for marijuana possession.
oBODK TIL most utility poles are buried 6 feet deep. In fact, utility poles are buried according to a specific formula: 10% of the pole’s height plus two feet equals the appropriate depth of burial. A standard utility pole measures 40 feet, so a standard hole will go about 6 feet down into the ground.
78nPP TIL Nero's teenage brother died at a dinner party with his entire family present. Some of the guests were shocked, but Nero shrugged it off, saying it was normal, as he was having epileptic seizures since birth, so they carried on with their party