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TIL A man in New Jersey went to the emergency room for an open cut on his finger and was charged almost $9,000 for a tetanus shot and a bandage.

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b6WVQ TIL That author Jane Austen's brother Francis fought in and commanded over numerous naval battles, was knighted, and eventually promoted to Admiral of the Fleet.
wojN8 TIL The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal. Found in Thailand and Myanmar, these bats have an average body length of just over 1 inch. Bumblebee bats are currently considered endangered.
jeKE TIL the first level of Super Mario Bros (NES) was precisely designed so as to teach a new player that getting mushrooms was good, blocks could be hit, and jumping on gumbas wouldn’t hurt you, by making these actions almost impossible to avoid.
0X6p TIL The United States are the only country which currently has minors serving life sentences. There were 2,589 in 2009.
X0k4k TIL that the longest criminal trial in Canada was when the company responsible for Caillou committed major accounting fraud.