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TIL Audi did not widely adopt airbags until 1994, but rather used a system called Procon-ten. In a collision the system would pull the steering column away from the driver using a series of cables.

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awgwM TIL 50% of the calories Americans consume come from nutrient-depleted, ultra-processed foods, including refined flours and industrial seed oils. A recent study indicates that US children and adults have high rates of deficiency of vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, E, and folate, as well as the mineral iron
VBBYp TIL of the Bagaudae, a collection of former slaves, deserters and peasants who fought the Roman Empire from the end of the 3rd century until its callapse.
5VoMQ TIL ex-British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, helped invent soft scoop ice cream.
rxE0 TIL Surfer Chris Blowes survived having his left leg taken by a Great White Shark, despite having no heart beat for the 90 minute trip to the hospital, during which the paramedics conducted nonstop, two-person CPR, keeping oxygenated blood flowing through his brain.
d0GE TIL the world’s first batch of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream was made by Ben & Jerry’s, inspired by an anonymous note left on their flavor suggestion board.