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TIL Stockholm, Sweden tested a “Speed Camera Lottery” where speed limit-abiding drivers were automatically entered into a drawing to win a prize pool funded out of fines paid by speeders.

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R7Mw9 TIL The first sitting member of Congress to be assassinated was an Arkansas Congressman murdered by the K.K.K in 1868. Despite identifying his killer by name before his death the assassin was never arrested or charged with a crime.
lo1Wr TIL John Goodenough invented the lithium-ion battery and never received a penny for his invention nor a Nobel prize.
g5x8 TIL that Arizona has a law where they can declare you “legally stupid” if you get yourself into a situation that costs the state money to rescue you
vK1x TIL: The USA imports more crude oil from Canada than it does from the Middle East!
Bg1EK TIL the Enchanted Chapel in Seattle, WA, USA has had four family generations of officiants who've married 10,000+ couples since 1964. They've also married couples on mountaintops, roller coasters, airplanes, bathtubs, and in a hot-air balloon.