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TIL that a group of Butterflies is called a kaleidoscope.

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QnZd TIL that the first ever speeding fine was given to Walter Arnold of Kent, UK, in January 1896. His speed: 8mph in a 2mph zone. He was caught by a policeman on a bicycle.
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