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TIL that Medical Bills and illness account for 2/3 of the bankruptcy filings in the US.

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QNJYX TIL that in 2006, an anti-scammer convinced an email scammer to send him a detailed wooden carving of a Commodore 64.
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VMJd4 TIL of the Man in the Iron Mask. An unidentified prisoner held for 34 years, until his death in 1703, who was forced to wear a mask to ensure no one knew his true identity. His cell had multiple doors so no one could listen; if he spoke of anything other than his immediate needs he would be killed.
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