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TIL airbags weren't mandatory in US cars until 1998

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pYWe8 TIL In 1996 a parody of the video game Myst was released. It was titled Pyst, and starred John Goodman.
KYbJ4 TIL the Child Ballads - a collection of English and Scottish ballads - aren't named because they're intended for young audiences. They're named as such because they were collected into an anthology by folklorist Francis James Child.
Z5lY TIL the main cast of “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” created the pilot of the show themselves, for under $200 before it was picked up by FX.
PY0YJ TIL that in 14 and a half seconds, the sun provides as much energy to Earth as humanity uses in a day.
VnyD TIL that the -pter in “helicopter” and “pterodactyl” are from the same Greek word “pteron” meaning ‘wing’