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TIL in 2003, Disney tried to trademark the phrase “Día de los Muertos”, the name of the Mexican national holiday, Day of the Dead. After significant backlash, Disney withdrew their application to the USPTO within a week.

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ne9WG TIL - In 399 BC, Socrates went on trial and was subsequently found guilty of both corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens and of impiety ("not believing in the gods of the state"),and as a punishment sentenced to death, caused by the drinking of a mixture containing poison hemlock.
6AjX TIL that the U.S. Secret Service cracked down on fake money being used as movie props after an incident in which $1 billion in prop money was blown up during the filming of “Rush Hour 2” in Las Vegas. Some of the bills fluttered into the hands of people who later spent them.
a80XA TIL that Ken Griffey Jr. and his father Ken Griffey Sr. were teammates when they both played in the MLB for the Seattle Mariners
nXAd TIL That the world of Ooo, the setting of Adventure Time, is a post apocalyptic Earth that came to be after a great “mushroom” war. Hence why so many random, destroyed scraps of technology can be found around the land, and most creatures have odd mutations, with Fin being the last human.
yQlPe TIL "Libations," the practice of pouring out alcohol in memory of those who have "passed on" was common in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. "Pouring one out for the homies" is a custom over 3,000 years old and is mentioned in the Bible, the The Iliad, and The Odyssey.