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TIL that the UAE enforces and moniters traffic laws using AI driven cameras. Any violations results in a SMS giving either a fine or a warning

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QN9pk TIL that in 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) decided to allow the first limited black bear hunt in the state since the 1990s. However, the hunt was ended abruptly when hunters killed 295 bears out of the 320-bear limit in just 2 days.
eXbn TIL that Nintendo had a free phone number (206.885.PLAY) that would help you beat a level if you were stuck. It was free so that kids would beat the game faster and buy a new game.
Y7XNG TIL that 70-86% of choking victims recovered after receiving the Heimlich maneuver.
vPl4L TIL that Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand was a French foreign minister who served the Ancien regime, the French Revolution (surviving The Terror), Napoleon's Empire, the Restoration, Charles X, the July Revolution, and Louis Phillipe. He was extremely corrupt and helped to overthrow three governments.
ANkx4 TIL actor Rick Moranis and Rush's Geddy Lee were school colleagues. That led to Lee singing on Moranis and Dave Thomas' hit single "Take Off" as comedy characters Bob and Doug McKenzie in 1981.