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TIL that Apple does not have a trademark on the “i” prefix.

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6Qew TIL that there is a legal and illegal way to build with Legos
4X8pN TIL Agatha Christie’s novel “Elephants Can Remember” reveals distinct signs of Alzheimer’s onset, e.g., 20% fewer words or ⅕ of her vocabulary lost; 6 times more use of nonspecific words such as “thing”, and a sharp drop in “idea density”. That novel’s last line is “Maybe it’s OK not to remember.”.
bDAj TIL The Gorillaz song “Dare” was originally titled “It’s There”, but was changed due to Shaun Ryder’s strong Mancunian accent.
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