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TIL that Volvo opened up the patent for three-point seatbelt cause "it had more value as a free life saving tool than something to profit from"

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n7RY TIL that Carrie Fisher snorted cocaine on the Hoth set in Empire. Also during the filming of the Blues Brothers she was often intoxicated and did so many drugs even John Belushi told her to slow down.
4X7P5 TIL about "Le Grand K", a hunk of platinum kept in a vault in a Paris, that until recently was the international prototype for a kilogram of weight. A kilogram's weight is now defined based on the laws of the universe so as to avoid a physical object that decays over time.
Egkmw TIL that mountain lions, cougars, panthers, and pumas are all the same animal
d8PyZ TIL about the divorce trial of Leonard and Alice Rhinelander in 1924. The wealthy Leonard Rhinelander was ordered by his father to annul his marriage, so he claimed Alice lied about being white. Alice was ordered to show the jury her naked body. The jury decided she didn't lie about her mixed race.
MeyDm TIL the Ozone layer is healing and is expected to do a full recovery by 2060.