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TIL that the CEO of Spotify was once the CEO of uTorrent in 2006

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ZdXp TIL Volvo once made a concept car that was especially designed for women. It’s hood had no bonnet that could open up, and its tires were made so that it could run on a flat tire so as to spare ladies from having to change tire by the side of the road
1aGR7 TIL Christopher Reeve considered suicide after his accident. His wife, Dana, assured him that no matter he decides, she will be by his side. He never considered suicide again.
LnVP TIL that in the 1960s, the sugar industry funded research that downplayed the risks of sugar and highlighted the hazards of fat
gXaX TIL In 1935 German engineers created a streamlined motorcycle with the engine in the front wheel. There was likely only one made and it’s current location is unknown.
rRPrM TIL that US taxpayers paid $400 Billion ($4500 per household) to fund an internet superhighway infrastructure to be built by AT&T, Centurylink, Verizon, etc., that was never built.