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TIL in 2010 Lewis Hamilton paid over $300,000 for his Formula 1 licence

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N71mM TIL Newton kept an encrypted list of sins in his private diary which was partially decoded only in 1964
OGPQ6 TIL that when crossword puzzles were first introduced to the US, they became an object of cultural hysteria. Newspapers warned of a crossword craze gripping the country's minds. The trend was described as an epidemic, a virulent plague, and a national menace.
woLl7 TIL In 1958 the French Army invaded Corsica and planned to attack Paris. There was a crisis in Algeria at the time and French generals wanted Charles de Gaulle to return to power to deal with the issue. The invasion of Paris was canceled when parliament invited de Gaulle to be Prime Minister again.
nejYr TIL that "Robocop" was actually filmed in Dallas. The only real shot of Detroit in the entire movie is the aerial shot in the opening, and that was stock footage.
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