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TIL in 1992 the Natural Law Party only got 0.19% of the UK vote, despite a nearly £1 million campaign and a celebrity endorsement and fundraiser from George Harrison.

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RZKQ TIL that Bugatti Veyron yearly ownership costs are $300,000, including $21,000 oil changes and $33,000 for a set of tires. Insurance is $30,000/year
BgVAL TIL I learned that there is only a single ICAO airport code starting with the letter "J". It is JZRO for Jezero Crater on Mars.
9YBW6 TIL that in 1994 the Prince of Wales landed a BAE-146 aircraft carrying 11 people at Islay Airport in Scotland. The Prince overshot the runway and crashed.
NkpJ TIL that Zappos has a 365-day return policy, but if you make a purchase on 2/29 of a leap year then you have until the next leap year (4 years) to return the product.
n9jB TIL that during the excavation of a third century Viking settlement in Sweden, archaeologists discovered a Buddha statue from India, an Egyptian ladle, a Byzantine bowl, and an Irish crozier