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Malala Yousafzai on winning the Nobel Peace Prize while in chemistry class

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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Are the Seat Belts Exploding?

When you crash, seat belts need to be able to retract explosively fast. And so the ones on these seat belts do. The explosions are one of the worst kinds of shrapnel in my book. So the airbag is fine, but the seat belt will get you.

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