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TIL the individual U.S. federal income tax rate in the early 1960s for the highest incomes was 91%

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7rN8x TIL that NASCAR doesn't only turn left! "While NASCAR is known for primarily running counter-clockwise on oval tracks, Sonoma Raceway and Watkins Glen International are complex road courses which are raced clockwise. ... Since 1963, the series has raced on at least one road course every year."
epVkk TIL Old kidneys are typically not removed during transplants, meaning recipients can often have 3 or 4 kidneys in their body after the procedure.
Lkx69 TIL that the first ever speeding ticket was issued to Walter Arnold on the 28th of January 1896 in Kent, England. He was blitzing through the town at 8mph (4 times the legal limit), was chased for 5 miles by a police officer on a bicycle, and was fined 1 shilling when he was finally caught.
awevb TIL Car and Driver testing revealed that the Lincoln Continental Mark V was quieter than the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and had better city fuel economy.
ob6E TIL in August 1981, 11,000 out of the nation’s 16,000 air traffic controllers were fired by President Reagan after going on strike. Their union, PATCO, was dissolved and three of its leaders were sent to prison.