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TIL that Deforest Kelly (Dr. McCoy on Star Trek) didn’t speak to Shatner for almost 2 years because Shatner laughed when he told him his dog died

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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.
8ekPK TIL, in my first-time post you all, there are 5 types of color-blindness
KEXw TIL Sweden tried out a 0.003% financial transaction (robin hood) tax, and it resulted in the volume of bond trading falling by 85% in the first week.
NaNP TIL that Buffalo Commons is a conceptual proposal to create a vast nature preserve by returning 139,000 square miles of the Great Plains to native prairie, and by reintroducing the American bison.
Y7kRv TIL there is a Greek-style statue of George Washington that depicts him bare-chested and with muscular figure. It is housed as the Smithsonian.