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OGxeR TIL the first time a person was charged with drunk driving using an EV was on 10 September 1897
woy17 TIL: During WW2, dancing was explicitly allowed as one of the recreations not to be banned by the UK. Most recreational activities were banned to focus on the war effort. During dance activities, air raid rehearsals would occur midway and they vacated the dance floor in 30 seconds.
X05jP TIL The first case of a DUI was a London Cabbie named George Smith who was swerving all over the place on September 10th, 1897 shortly after midnight. He was fined 20 schillings and told to be more careful next time.