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TIL: Scrum methodology was introduced by Asian men, Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka, in their 1986 Harvard Business Review article, 'The New New Product Development Game'.

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PYmYe TIL seatbelts in cars first surfaced around 1950-55 (Model T was first widely available car in 1908) it wasn't until '66 that the US Congress passed National Traffic and MV Safety Act which made manufacturers comply with safety standards. NY was the first to enact a seatbelt requirement in '84.
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BrDYy TIL Palau became the first country in the world to ban sunscreen that is harmful to sea life and corals.