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TIL In order to conserve gas in the 1970's during an oil crisis, the maximum speed limit in the US was cut to 55 mph.

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nWGvW TIL there were more than 100 reported cases of Human Sacrifice in India between 2014 and 2021.
5MLn TIL Freddie Mercury doesn’t sing the high note in Bohemian Rhapsody (for meee!),but the drummer, Roger Taylor does.
MRom TIL the last letter George Harrison ever wrote was to Mike Myers, telling him that he was a huge fan of Austin Powers
abKJ TIL there is an RC car that returns Javelins to the Olympic athletes. Here’s the video from London 2012.
PQxE TIL that Spielberg committed to directing Raiders while building a sandcastle with George Lucas in Hawaii.