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TIL that McDonalds has regained many of their Big Mac trademarks after the original cancellation was revoked (MIC)

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RBgw TIL that in Japan, in 1997, a Pokemon scene with flashing lights induced mass seizures in children across the country. Reporting on the incident, the nightly news replayed the offending scene, prompting yet MORE seizures.
6EEaJ Yes, it’s true that most jetliners are certified for automatic landings, called “autolands” in pilot-speak. But in practice they are rare. Fewer than 1 percent of landings are performed automatically, and the fine print of setting up and managing one of these landings is something I could talk about all day. If it were as easy as pressing a button, I wouldn’t need to practice them twice a year in the simulator or periodically review those tabbed, highlighted pages in my manuals. In a lot of respects, automatic landings are more work-intensive than those performed by hand. The technology is there if you need it for that foggy arrival in Buenos Aires with the visibility sitting at zero, but it’s anything but simple.
jPoQ TIL There is a gemstone that has better brilliance, more fire, tougher, rarer and much cheaper than a Diamond: Moissanite
R5Lx6 TIL that at almost 90 years old, musician/A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert still performs live.
YpPOG TIL: the on-screen version of Superman originally fought for "truth and justice" (early 1940s) then "truth, tolerance and justice" (late 1940s) then "truth, justice and the American way" (1950s)