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TIL On 28 January 1896, the first person to be convicted of speeding is believed to be Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, UK, who was fined 1 shilling plus costs for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h).

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vEA7 TIL there is a Royal Navy superstition that whistling on a ship can summon strong winds. Traditionally, the only person allowed to whistle is the ship’s cook, as it means he’s not eating the food.
941r TIL that according to the ‘Copyright Act 1911’ The British Library must receive a copy of every item published or distributed in the United Kingdom (including pamphlets, magazines, newspapers, sheet music and maps) in a practice know as 'legal deposit’, which can be traced back to at least 1610.
N7Z56 TIL that Ray's Pizza was started by a Mob as a front for Drugs and Money laundering, But ended up making almost the same money as their drug buisness.
X0vJQ TIL that Paul McCartney and Wings’ third album, Band on the Run, was mostly recorded by Paul, his wife Linda, and guitarist Denny Laine, as guitarist Henry McCullough and drummer Danny Seiwell quit the band before their flight to Nigeria to record.
KYYGw TIL that Japanese Casette Tape manufacturers adviced to use an ordinary pencil to wind the tape if necessary. But they never checked if pencils in other parts of the world where of the same thickness. They are not.