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TIL: Medical Bills Are the Biggest Cause of US Bankruptcies

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ep6vL TIL many US companies in the late 1800s-1938 would pay their employees in company scrip, a currency issued by the employer and can only be used in company owned stores where they upcharged exorbitant amounts, keeping employees in debt, to ensure company "loyalty."
0dyrN TIL that in Japan, you can hire a handsome man to watch sad movies with you and wipe your tears.
vPGAj TIL some Nigerians are paying to learn how to speak in a British accent.
4kMP6 TIL that Australia's Constitution allows New Zealand to join as Australia's 7th state at any time
yQ5gw TIL that a researcher once proposed to his girlfriend in the acknowledgement section of a scientific paper that he published.