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TIL that London, UK still has 1500 gas street lights in operation

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M7Rw8 TIL that English law when discussing trademark infringement uses the "moron in a hurry" standard. It was famously used in Apple Corp. v. Apple Computer, where it was ruled even a moron in a hurry wouldn't confuse the Beatles' label with Apple Computer.
Vepk TIL nestled within the ubiquitous Law and Order “dun dun” sound effect, which combines roughly six to seven different sounds, is the sound of 500 Japanese men stomping their feet on a wooden floor
R7171 TIL that jalapeños are actually red when they’re ripe and they are spicer and sweeter than green ones.
D6LV TIL Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the most incest-friendly royal family in recorded history, and her first two husbands were her younger brothers
8PlG TIL in 1994, the assets of the top 6 American banks was 14.8% of the GDP. In 2009, their assets were 62.1% of the GDP.