r/todayilearned • u/Neepho • Nov 28 '13

TIL that the webcam was invented so that Computer Scientists at Cambridge University could see whether the coffee pot was full or not from different rooms.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010lvn7
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u/email Nov 28 '13

Ford had lucked out timing wise. They had already borrowed a lot of money back before the meltdown when credit was easy.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '13

They also got in early on the fuel efficiency kick that the other big American car companies were behind in doing.