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TIL that in 1971 the Ford Pinto had a defect where in rear-end collisions, the fuel filler neck could separate and puncture the fuel tank, spraying fuel into the passenger compartment and igniting. Ford knew about this and stayed silent because it cost less to let people die then to recall the car.

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