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6ZdQ TIL that in 1998, Nestle trademarked the tubular packaging of Smarties. It later sued Masterfoods Denmark which marketed M&Ms in a similar package. The Supreme Court of Denmark later ruled that a basic geometrical shape couldn’t be trademarked, and ordered the trademark to be removed.
mdLO TIL Oscar Wilde said: “America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.”
LQWP9 TIL the word candidate comes from the Latin word for white; candidus, because Roman senators wore white togas.
xV6Do TIL Tryptophan in turkey isn’t what makes us tired after Thanksgiving dinner, it’s the overeating of carbohydrates. Turkey contains no more tryptophan than chicken or beef, and nuts and cheeses actually contain more.
e0ZZg TIL that glass blocks the wavelength of light required for the body to synthesize Vitamin D.