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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.

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pkxZ TIL in 1935, a shark on display in an Australian aquarium vomited up a human arm, there were no tooth marks anywhere and the limb had been cleanly removed with a blade. The investigation resulted in a man shooting himself in the head before leading police boats on a hours-long chase.
4L6b TIL that at the height of WWII, Oak Ridge, TN used 20% more electricity than NYC
ADXDd TIL one of Switzerland’s defense strategies is to demolish every main road, bridge and railway access into Switzerland in case of a foreign invasion, with at least 3,000 locations around the country prepared to blow at a moment’s notice.
VMno8 TIL that Steve Jobs was a huge asshole who parked his mercedes in handicap parking spots and got away with it by simply purchasing a new one every 6 months. (exploiting California car license laws by being rich)
Jrjl TIL that NASA lost the original Moon landing footage by accidentally reusing the tapes.