Factoid Extra: Yes, it’s 40 this year & yes, it was an effective example of how to create a booted version of a hatchback (plus position it higher in the market), but you’d probably struggle to find anything noteworthy about the Mk1 Ford Orion.

But you’d be wrong…

Apparently the car was the 1st production car with an aerial integrated into the rear window element.

Ok, not earth-shattering, but it’s the kind of tedious trivia I’ve always liked…
#weirdcarmastodon #Ford

On 8th Oct 1952 the worst civilian rail disaster in UK history happened in London. 112 would die. 340 would be injured.

That accident, and the actions of one woman from Florida have saved THOUSANDS of lives since.

Because that disaster would help lead to the creation of paramedics. /1 🧵 #healthcare #history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU60PgAjh0E&t=7s

Octopuses have three Hearts, two of which are situated near the gills, which pump oxygenated Blood to the main heart. Because octopus blood is based on Copper compounds and not iron ones like ours, their blood is Blue.

On #WorldOctopusDay, 10 things you might not know about octopuses:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2017/10/8th-october-world-octopus-day.html

#Octopus #facts #animals

Elon is about to charge monthly for Twitter and there will likely be a huge migration wave to Mastodon.

Black, Indigenous, and other POC have had so many issues since Elon took over Twitter so let's welcome them when they come to the Fediverse

#indigenous #black #poc #Mastodon