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

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W7BLo TIL all Canadian First Nations people with at least 50% native ancestry cannot be denied entry to the US and automatically qualify for green cards
nWmN7 TIL National Geographic editor Bill Garrett was fired from the magazine in 1990 because he wanted to publish more controversial features that raised production costs and stories about AIDS, Exxon Valdez oil spill were published under his direction
ep9Zk TIL during the Prohibition era in the US, the now-defunct drugstore chain Rexall sold a branded cologne/aftershave called “Bay Rum” which contained 58% grain alcohol but was labeled "for external use only." It quickly became a popular, somewhat toxic, source of legal beverage alcohol at the time.
8awoZ TIL that Roman gladiator fights were officiated by referees, and that one gladiator who died in combat even blamed the referee for his death on his tombstone, with the epitaph "Fate and the cunning treachery of [the referee] killed me."
4kJn6 TIL the first Monday of August is considered a holiday across Canada, but its name varies by province or municipality