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TIL there’s a kind of hummingbird called a shining sunbeam

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EgxGP TIL that during the 1976 British drought, standpipes were installed on streets of many districts which dispensed water. Each standpipe became a watering hole for 20 households when mains water supply was cut off. During this time, the slogan “Save Water, Bath with a Friend” became very popular.
wL9A8 TIL that 6.8T of steel used to build the USS New York was salvaged from the ruins of the World Trade Center after 9/11
GMyE TIL in 1959 Nils Bohlin developed the 3 point seat belt for Volvo. To save lives, Volvo opened up the patent. It is believed today the seat belt has saved over 1 million lives.
D17wr TIL that in 1950, four students from Glasgow stole the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey and smuggled it back to Scotland in a Ford Anglia. The stone, also called the Coronation Stone, is the stone upon which British royalty is crowned, and was taken by the English from Scotland in 1296.
lMB5 TIL that despite Apple’s recent decade of marketing successes, latest statistics show the Windows PC still holds over 90% market share.