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TIL Mary Frances Gerety who coined the iconic "A Diamond is Forever" slogan never married

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gN69 TIL $100,000,000 lawsuit claiming the film Sister Act was plagiarized from a book A Nun in the Closet. Disney offered $1,000,000 to settle of out court the but the plaintiffs declined. Eventually the judge found in favor of Disney and the other defendants, the plaintiffs got nothing.
6ERvm TIL that China has a law that enforces adult children to visit and care for their elderly parents.
l7jL5 TIL when people are asked to pick a “random number between 1 and 100,” the most common answer is 37
7rx8p TIL that the Mantis Shrimp has one of the best eyesights in the animal kingdom. It’s hexnocular vision is so powerful that it sees six images at once, sees in 12 colors, and can polarize its own light. Scientists are now modeling its capabilities to detect cancer and internal injuries in humans.
grWRX TIL there are actually three Lunar Roving Vehicles parked on the moon. These were left behind from the final three Apollo missions - 15, 16 and 17 (Aug 1971, Apr 1972 and Dec 1972 respectively). For the last 50 years, I have believed only one LRV was ever taken to the moon.