Cool Stuff Ride Home

250-Year-Old Cherries Found Perfectly Preserved at Mount Vernon, Al Michaels Coming to the Olympics Via AI, and TDIH - The First Seat Belt Legislation

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250-year-old cherries found perfectly preserved at Mount Vernon, famed broadcaster Al Michaels’ is set to make an Olympic comeback … but he won’t be required to attend, or even watch the games. Plus, on This Day in History, the first seat belt legislation is enacted.

No lie: Perfectly preserved centuries-old cherries unearthed at George Washington's Mount Vernon | AP News

Mansion Revitalization Project · George Washington's Mount Vernon

Paris Olympics: NBC to use AI version of Al Michaels’ voice for recaps | CNN Business

First seatbelts law in U.S. (famousdaily.com)

A Brief History of Seat Belts (thoughtco.com)

A Seat Belt History Timeline - Your AAA Network

From deathtrap to lifesaver: The evolution of the carseat (popsci.com)

How the child car seat went from deadly novelty to lifesaver - Hagerty Media (Netted car seat)

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