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TIL Volvo invented the three point seat belt, then gave free license to all other auto manufacturers to use it.

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400N TIL that alcohol is prohibited in the UK Parliament with one exception: the chancellor can drink while delivering the annual budget statement.
R6G7 TIL there used to be 8 ft. tall 300lb carnivorous flightless birds in North and South America known colloquially as Terror Birds
4XvrR TIL After an assassin had shot him while leaving an Opera House Dutch Ruler William the Silent believing these to be his last words told his bodyguards that he forgives the man who killed him and pardons him for the crime.
x6kMB TIL Even though he received surgery to correct his nearsightedness, Horace Grant continued to wear his trademark goggles on the court during his NBA career after hearing from parents that he was a inspiration to children who wore glasses.
wLXmY TIL Zoroastrianism (dating back to 2000 BC) is the only religion which has a creationism myth based on the contemporary Spherical Earth