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TIL Uber is illegal in Finland. Cops regularly “catch” drivers, and fine them €300. Drivers routinely ask passengers to sit up front and act like they’re friends.

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xVKwo TIL that giant tarantulas sometimes keep tiny frogs as "pets". They protect the frog safe from predators, while the frog eats tiny insects (ants, etc.) that could harm its eggs.
VZnB TIL in Turin Italy, you must walk your dog 3 times a day or face a fine.
GYg9E TIL: Benjamin Franklin was the originator of raising taxes to pay for lower income families to do public service for a wage. City sweepers were the original public service job of the 1700s.
jNG7N TIL Whilst the City of London area has a daily estimated footfall of roughly half a million, there's only a resident population of 9,400
69WJm TIL about second-price actions. Unlike normal auctions, players don't know what other people bid but the winner pays the price of the second-highest bidder. Microeconomics says that players will reveal their true price from the start instead of trying to manipulate the price like normal auctions