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TIL Tesla has a "Dog Mode" to keep dogs safe on a hot day.

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D88r TIL of the Daughter from California Syndrome where relatives of terminal patients who haven’t seen them in a long time demand aggressive procedures to prolong their life.
pobZ TIL: In 1984, Robert Patrick (T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgement Day), swam for 3 hours to rescue others after a boating accident on Lake Erie.
rWJ0 TIL In 1994 Pearl Jam helped kick off a Justice Department antitrust probe into TicketMaster, so TickerMaster hired a law firm with partners posted in the DOJ anti-trust division. The investigation was dismissed soon after, and TicketMaster’s monopoly practices have continued unchecked ever since.
RbJ7 TIL The US Government dropped homemade bombs on coal miners during a rebellion in West Virginia that involved 10,000 Coal Miners, and 3000 Lawmen in 1921.
yVrel TIL that the famous plane hijacker known as D. B. Cooper was jokingly asked by a flight attendant on duty during the hijacking if he would give her some of his ransom money. He happily offered her some, but she declined citing the airline's policy against accepting tips from passengers.