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TIL I learned that The Gambia uses marbles instead of paper ballots for elections

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vPwWj TIL about Blackout Wednesday, or the night before Thanksgiving in Amercia, as people are off work and college students go back home. In some cities, it's the worst drunk driving night of the year.
YpRNr TIL a 2009 study found that two years after retirement, 78% of former NFL players are under financial stress or have gone completely bankrupt.
krlE TIL that the world’s highest speeding fine was $200,000 and it was issued in Finland. The fine was calculated according to Finnish law allowing speeding tickets to be relative to the offender’s last known income.
5Yv0D TIL Ben Nyaumbe survived being constricted by an African Rock Python for 3 hours. He bit the snake, smothered it with his shirt, was dragged up a tree by the snake and ultimately was rescued by Law Officials with the help of a rope
GYK9J TIL that in WWI, the Ottoman Empire lost almost 14% of its population.