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[Trivia Question]

Walter Arnold first ever speeding ticket

https://automotivehistory.org/january-28-1896-the-first-speeding-ticket-2/

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Walter-Arnold-Worlds-First-Speeding-Ticket/

https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2014/01/28/the-first-speeding-fine-for-travelling-at-8-mph/

[Fact Off]

The Oh-My-God particle (high-energy cosmic ray)

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-particle-that-broke-a-cosmic-speed-limit-20150514/

https://www.science.org/content/article/oh-my-god-its-real-particle