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TIL "Jet Ski" is a trademarked brand name belonging to Kawasaki. A neutral name for this type of vehicle is for example personal watercraft (PWC) or water scooter.

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Z8JG TIL no Los Angeles police officers have died in the line of duty in almost 4 years
W7E14 TIL this seatbelt loop serves a real purpose - in an accident the seat belt is put under extreme pressure, the threading in the loops can rip, and the loop unfolds. This action adds a few extra inches to the belt and can absorb more energy to keep you safer and decrease the risk of injury.
b9Qgp TIL that all modern horses are likely descended from a single male ancestor. Wild stallions were aggressive and untamable, so he was probably a timid stallion for whom domestication was the only chance to get laid.
KPga TIL that due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev was stranded on the Mir space station until the political situation stabilized.
GD7E TIL that in 1925 con man Victor Lustig sold the Eiffel Tower to a scrap metal dealer