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TIL in 2012 a former Wall Street trader committed suicide by cyanide pill in court after being convicted of arson for setting his house on fire for insurance.

by whatilearned August 2, 2022, 1:26 pm

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TIL of Jack Gilbert Graham, bombed his mothers flight to claim life insurance he purchased from a vending machine at the airport.

by whatilearned July 31, 2022, 6:46 am

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My ex and I only stay together because of shared insurance.

by cringeyjokesman July 27, 2022, 1:44 am

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I like my sex the way I like my car insurance

by cringeyjokesman July 3, 2022, 8:30 pm

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My wife and I took out life insurance policies on each other

by cringeyjokesman June 17, 2022, 1:41 pm

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TIL about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, wherein 146 garment workers died because of the factory owners’ decision to keep all exit doors locked to prevent theft and unauthorized breaks. The owners of the company survived and made roughly $400 per worker due to the insurance payout.

by whatilearned June 12, 2022, 1:55 am

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TIL that Japan introduced radio exercise programs to the public as a way to celebrate Emperor Hirohito’s coronation in 1928. The idea was inspired by the radio exercise program produced by an American insurance company in the 1920s.

by whatilearned May 12, 2022, 1:39 am

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TIL Before being an actor Danny Kaye was an insurance investigator but lost the job when he lost the insurance company $40,000. Kaye was later fired from working in a dentist office when he was caught using a dental drill on the office woodwork. Kaye later eloped with dentist’s daughter Sylvia Fine.

by whatilearned May 5, 2022, 11:04 am

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TIL: When golfers are paid for scoring a hole-in-one during certain tournaments, the payment comes from a special insurance policy. ⛳

by whatilearned May 4, 2022, 5:58 pm

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TIL that Rowan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean once wrecked a 1997 McLaren F1 twice and went on to receive Britain’s largest insurance payout of all time (£910,000).

by whatilearned April 28, 2022, 7:29 pm

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TIL a man named John Darwin faked his death at sea for life insurance money and hid next door to his family home whilst he was presumed dead

by whatilearned April 22, 2022, 8:23 pm

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TIL of the Zong Massacre, in which the crew of the British slave ship Zong threw 130 African slaves overboard, then tried to claim insurance on them

by whatilearned April 11, 2022, 11:30 pm

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