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N7x5b TIL That Rocky, of the Denver Nuggets, is the highest paid professional sports mascot at $625,000/year.
1ejr TIL the world’s first speeding ticket was given to a man going 4x the speed limit. Walter Arnold, who was going 8mph in a 2mph zone, was caught by a policeman on a bicycle and fined one schilling.
RMA6 TIL The Dutch East India Company was the most valuable company ever in world history. With a value of 78 million Dutch Guilders, adjusted to 2012 dollars it was worth $7.4 trillion.