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Bersey Electric Cab

... that the crash of a Bersey Electric Cab (pictured) in London in 1897 led to the first-ever charge of drunk driving?
... that Domingo Chalá worked as a gravedigger for much of his life before releasing his debut album?
... that the Louafi Bouguera Olympic Bridge was named after the first Franco-Algerian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal?
... that brass casting, which later became a hallmark of Benin art, was first introduced to Igodomigodo during Uwa's reign?
... that Benevacantism is the belief that Francis is not truly the pope, because his predecessor did not validly resign?
... that Wes Carlson used a different last name than his father because of a schoolteacher's mistake?
... that Sedum palmeri is common on windowsills in the Mediterranean because it is easy to share with other people?
... that the runway show for Scanners by Alexander McQueen concluded with a mostly nude model struggling through an artificial snowstorm in a wind tunnel?
... that the lord of Bitchū Matsuyama Castle is a cat?