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TIL Switzerland and Finland have proportional fines. [Millionaire gets $300,000 speeding ticket]

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OG0bY TIL in 2009 a 1400 year old Hoard was found in England with 11 pounds of gold. One piece was inscribed with a Bible verse translated as, “let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee." (Numbers 10:35)
RxO4 TIL In the 1920’s the state government of Indiana was literally run by the Klu Klux Klan
e0VR6 TIL Pearl Jam discovered Ticketmaster was adding a service charge to all their concert tickets without informing the band. The band then created their own outdoor stadiums for the fans and testified against Ticketmaster to the United States Department of Justice
ABVw TIL The motto for Gas, Kansas is “Don’t Pass Gas, Stop and Enjoy It”
E1kwW Til in the USA caviar was once so cheap it was served as a free side order with a beer