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TIL Lobsters were once only fed to poor people and prisoners

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X04GQ TIL scar ectopic pregnancies can happen in Caesarean section scars and are increasing in incidence
e0ZxJ TIL that while fighting in WWII Battle of Bougainville, Tony Stein modified a .30 caliber ANM3 Browning aircraft machine gun which he picked up from a wrecked dive bomber into a personal weapon firing 1200-1500 rounds per minute, which he named “The Stinger”.
yVBaX TIL due to copyright laws, the original black & white Mickey Mouse is free to use, but colored Mickey Mouse is still owned by Disney until 2035.
5Yd19 TIL the first person sentenced to the stocks in Boston was Edward Palmer, the carpenter who built the stocks. His crime? Charging too much for building the stocks.
bbBp TIL that in Finland, speeding ticket prices are calculated on the percentage of an individual’s income. This results in millionaires facing exorbitant fees. One such case occurred in 2002 when a Nokia executive was fined $103,000 for going 45mph in a 30mph zone on his motorbike.