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TIL that Volvo, the inventor of the three point seat belt, shared the patent to protect the safety of drivers

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1aMk8 TIL of HMS Zulu and HMS Nubian, two partially damaged Royal Navy destroyers which, rather than scrapping both, were combined to make HMS Zubian.
mxVoY TIL about James Reavis, also known as "The Baron of Arizona," who almost swindled the U.S. government out of the entirety of Arizona. He forged numerous papers in Spain, Mexico, and the U.S. to prove that he "inherited" the land from a fictional family
YxjA TIL DNA research proved that Red Pandas actually belong to the Musteloidea superfamily. Which makes them relatives of racoon, otters and weasels. They also have their own family : Ailuridae, within which they are the only specie not extinct.
OOAL TIL concrete can be made translucent by incorporating optical fibers in merely 4% of its volume. The material feels and behaves just like concrete, but allows light to pass through.
dDel9 TIL there is an island in Japan inhabited by wild rabbits and is known as "Rabbit Island". Originally, the rabbits were bred for laboratory testing, but after the tests ended, they were released and have multiplied significantly.