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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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wYVo TIL a music artist has to get over 4 million plays on Spotify each month to equal a minimum wage living. (Article also shows how much of each other type of media would have to be sold to earn minimum wage.)
La6P TIL: The region that is now Pakistan shifted from Buddhism and Hinduism to Islam, largely due to mass forced conversions and persecution.
XpWE TIL that Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
KYDm4 TIL In 2014, Swiss Air Force could not intercept a hijacked airplane because the incident happened outside their working hours
yQBGa TIL: The U.S.A. ranks 121st on the Global Peace Index (GPI) behind such peaceful countries as Rwanda, Vietnam, El Salvador, and Haiti.