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TIL that If using a major credit card to rent a car you don't need insurance. If you decline it most major credit cards cover you up to $50,000 for a loss of a vehicle and cover loss of use costs charged by the rental company during repairs.

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OoWV7 TIL of Rostilov Romanov, a Russian artist and prince who is descended from the Romanov family that was assassinated during the Russian revolution in 1918. It is a common misconception that the line died with them. His wife and friends refer to him as “the artist formally known as Prince”.
JYQ64 TIL that if you are a driver in the United Kingdom you are required by the law to stop and report to the police if you run over a dog, a horse, a cattle, a pig, a goat, a sheep, a donkey and a mule, but not if you run over a deer, a cat, a badger or a fox.
YP4x TIL that American courts have begun citing Urban Dictionary to clarify slang terms whose meanings are important to the outcome of court cases, such as to “jack” meaning to steal
7re6L TIL Barry, a mountain rescue dog in Switzerland, saved more than 40 lives of stranded people buried under avalanches during his lifetime (1800-1814).
KOroG TIL that every member of The Beatles cited "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" as their favorite song off of The White Album