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TIL that when Montana imposed speed limits on former No Limit roads, traffic fatalities doubled.

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16bJd TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger was the first civilian in the United States to purchase a Humvee military vehicle. He loved it so much that he pushed its manufacturer to develop a street-legal, civilian version, which was released in 1992 as the Hummer H1.
MeEMW TIL That the Paraguayan Department of 'Presidente Hayes' was named after 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes.
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