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TIL Volvo released the first car with 3 point seatbelts, the Amazon, and gave the seatbelt design away for free to save lives.

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nejJB TIL two men were brought up on federal hacking charges when they exploited a bug in video poker machines and won half a million dollars. His lawyer argued, "All these guys did is simply push a sequence of buttons that they were legally entitled to push." The case was dismissed.
78avX Today I learned that dandelion roots can be used to make a coffee-like beverage.
eBbJ TIL Leonardo da Vinci made plans for a clockwork three-wheeled vehicle in 1478, in 2004 it was recreated based on his designs and it worked.
Zp0kv TIL about the release of Jonathan Tieu, who broke out of a county Jail while awaiting his trial since the age of 15 for a gang related murder and attempted murder. Despite never having fired any gunshots or being a member of any gang involved in the alleged shooting.
ne4Ld TIL there are 68 animal and plant species considered ‘extinct in the wild’ and only exist in zoos, aquariums or botanical gardens.