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TIL that the smallest functional motorcycle in the world is called ‘Smalltoe.’ Tom Wiberg, from Sweden, built Smalltoe, which stood at 2.55 inches tall and weighed a mere 2.4 pounds. The Guinness World Records certified Wiberg as a record holder in 2003 for making the smallest functional motorcycle

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