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TIL: in 2022 Court declared Bumblebees can be classified as 'fish' under California conservation law

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n01d TIL that groomsmen (specifically bridegroom-men) were originally at weddings to protect the bride from being kidnapped by another suitor
yQ51V TIL that Ford did NOT actually base their decision about the Ford Pinto on their estimated legal costs of lawsuits. It is a myth that was given new life by Fight club.
nWlBW TIL: That Rolex is a non-profit organisation, According to Swiss law, the brand is not obligated to declare whether any one has ever received a donation from them. They also receive major tax cuts due to being a charity.
DQNBv TIL Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the first practical telephone, was partly driven to experiment with hearing devices because both his mother and his wife were deaf.
Z8EnQ TIL During the Cold War, Chairman Mao brought up the idea China could give the US 10 million of its female citizens as a gift. Henry Kissinger replied by calling the idea a "novel proposition."