Things I learned lately 19 Apr

• There is a 2018 Tesla Model S owner in Australia that has so far put 707,000 km on his car. At 666,000 km, he experienced a battery error that triggered a warranty replacement. He would have gotten a refurbished Model S battery, but since they didn’t have any, he got a new pack under warranty.
• Many of the immigrants from Ukraine that have come to Calgary have opened restaurants, bakeries and coffee shops featuring their food.
• In 2004, the average purchase cost of a home was 35% of the median household income. In 2019, it was 47%. Now it’s 62%.
• Herodotus, a Greek historian and geographer born 484BC wrote that whenever an important decision was to be made by Persian men, they discussed the matter when drunk. The next day, the consensus they reached was reexamined when sober. If it was still amenable, the motion passed; if it wasn’t, it was scrapped. Conversely, any decision they make when they are sober is reconsidered afterward when they are drunk.
• A law requiring that motorcycle riders wear helmets came into effect in Canada in the 1960s.
• The average person has about 130 pieces of clothing, such as shirts, pants, jackets, etc.
• In March 1981, Blondie had hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 12th AND 13th spot, with Rapture and The Tide is High respectively.
• Billie Eilish is now the youngest 2-time Oscar winner in history.