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TIL Uber spends more on lobbyists in California than Wal-Mart, Bank of America and Wells Fargo to avoid regulations

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00Oj TIL British eggs are illegal in the US for being “unwashed” and American eggs are illegal in the UK for being “washed”
nWoVo TIL The United States and India have the most total English speakers, with 306 million and 265 million. Followed by Pakistan (104 million), the United Kingdom (68 million), and Nigeria (60 million)
NX4n1 TIL referees would respond to Dikembe Mutombo's gesture of waving his index finger after a block with a technical foul. To avoid the foul, Mutombo started waving his finger at the crowd or TV cameras after a block as that is not considered taunting per NBA rules.
gMwy8 TIL There is a city in the U.K that had a problem with "street drinkers" eating it's pigeons.
gQaA TIL the total cost of the Challenger Space Shuttle recovery by the Navy ($13.1 million) was equal to the street value of a duffle bag of cocaine found during the search