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TIL the Music Group Jethro Thull was named after a Eighteen Century British Agriculturist who invented the seed drill

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gZn7 TIL that according to Welsh folklore, Corgis were the preferred mount of fairy warriors.
xvx5 TIL that in Libya under Gaddafi, electricity is free, all newlyweds receive $50,000 by the government to buy their first apartment, and if a Libyan is unable to find employment after graduation, the state would pay the average salary of the profession as if he is employed until employment is found.
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DBEe TIL that there are no natural lakes in Maryland
krlE TIL that the world’s highest speeding fine was $200,000 and it was issued in Finland. The fine was calculated according to Finnish law allowing speeding tickets to be relative to the offender’s last known income.