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TIL Volvo invented 3-point seatbelt and gave it away to save lives

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dyE8 TIL Matt Damon and Marky Mark have a pact to just go with it whenever someone mistakes one for the other.
W7dy4 TIL that in 1962, Operation Stargazer used a 12-1/2-inch reflecting telescope mounted on a high-altitude balloon, featuring gyroscopic stabilizing gear developed by MIT. This was the first mission to employ such technology for more accurate observations from the upper atmosphere.
b9WDp TIL, there is a Colombian remake of Breaking Bad called Metástasis that follows the exact plot and characters. Jessie Pinkman is José Miguel Rosas and Walter White is Walter Blanco
OGOke TIL - Slurpee was invented by a dairy queen franchise owner
oBKOA TIL: Vasa Syndrome, a term for problems in communication and management that can cause projects to fail, is named after the Vasa, one of the largest and most spectacular warships ever built, which sank in 1628 on its maiden voyage because it was too unstable to withstand a gust of wind.