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TIL car trunks got emergency release handles because a middle aged woman and her husband escaped being kidnapped and fought for it until it became a requirement

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bgN4 TIL the government only recognized Area 51 as an actual government location in 2003.
nWk4Y TIL There's a huge difference between barbed wire and razor wire (Razor wire uses literal razors in it)
gYxW TIL a man from China bought a first class ticket which came with access to a VIP lounge and flyers could get a free meal. He rescheduled over 300 times over a year to enjoy (presumably) over 300 meals. When investigated, he canceled the ticket and got a full refund.
Egkpw TIL After Hugh Hefner died, his widow Crystal said she was so devastated that didn’t leave her bedroom at Playboy Mansion for two weeks. She felt that he always needed her and she had to take care of him
7reLM TIL That the Pantheon is still standing after two millennia because the Romans used better quality concrete than we do