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TIL a lottery has been set up in 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden to stimulate safe driving - people who drive below speed limit automatically qualify - lottery is funded by fines

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LkGxp TIL bats can breathe through their wings: wings make up 85% of a bat's surface area and can contribute up to 10% of its gas exchange.
LkZNP TIL of "King Neptune", a 700 lb pig that was "auctioned" piece by piece, including the Squeal, at fundraisers during WWII across Southern Illinois. He raised $19 Million Dollars ($271 Million in 2021) over a few years and was never slaughtered, living a peaceful postwar retirement.
ADplB TIL of Marcus Crassus the creator of the first Roman fire brigade, employing 500 slaves. At the first cry of help, they would stand while Crassus offered to buy the building for cheap. If refused, he let it burn and simply rebuilt it with slave labour. He is often called "The richest man in Rome".
vPGYD TIL that the Capoor family is one of the prominent families of the Indian / Hindi film industry. For 94 years, more than 4 generations and 100’s of famous Capoors have enjoyed extraordinary success in Bollywood.
N7EEJ TIL Japan's Constitution, since being enacted in 1947, has never been amended before despite having the provisions to do so. It's the oldest Constitution still in effect that has never been amended before.