God, Wishbone was one of the all-time funnest shows to watch, because the show itself was a pip, but then you get the additional fun of trying to predict what insane way they’re going to tackle a particular story beat, only for the show to look you dead in the eye and say “Yeah, we’re going there”

Precision laser technology was developed in 1964 to track spacecraft. This eventually led into the field of corrective eye surgery. Goodyear yoinked co-developed NASA rubber tech designed for the parachutes on Mars landers to tires last 10,000+ miles more. I could go on but I'm running out of time.

While seeking resources to link when mentioning my favorite fictional dodo appearance (Howard Waldrop's short story "The Ugly Chickens"), I found this (!!!?!):

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