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TIL in 2017, Ford Motor Company sued John Cena for selling his all-new Ford GT supercar too soon

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neAnW TIL that while only 9.7% of Americans don't wear seatbelts, 47% of those who die in car crashes were not wearing seat belts.
PJwV TIL Scotland has a higher percentage of cocaine users than any other country
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