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TIL February 30th happened once in 1712 in Sweden.

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78oKM TIL in 1865, one of the first automobile laws in the UK imposed a 4mph speed limit and required someone to walk ahead of the vehicle waving a red flag
5VwYP TIL In 2014, a regular 27 year old Lars Mittank disappeared from Bulgaria's Varna Airport after a vacation with his buddies. Bizarrely he was last seen on CCTV fleeing the terminal and airport, and was never found. Theories include a psychotic break after getting punched in the ear.
86PL TIL police are using technology involving compressed-air launchers fitted into the grills of patrol cars. They fire GPS-trackable devices that stick to vehicles being pursued.
nex57 TIL a study by Durex found that the Japanese had the least sex in the world & only 24% of Japanese were satisfied with their sex life
nWkAP TIL the founding drummer for The Offspring was on trial for medical malpractice when he saved the life of a potential juror who went into cardiac arrest during the jury selection. Afterwards, the judge ruled a mistrial to avoid biases from any of the potential jurors who saw him save a life.