› added 10 months ago

29

TIL that English law when discussing trademark infringement uses the "moron in a hurry" standard. It was famously used in Apple Corp. v. Apple Computer, where it was ruled even a moron in a hurry wouldn't confuse the Beatles' label with Apple Computer.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Ry8Q TIL that on the 5th anniversary of 9/11 the United States received a gift from Russia, the Tear Drop Memorial. The base of the memorial has inscribed the names of all the victims of the attacks.
nWeR7 TIL I learned George Harrison was Hindu, and his ashes were spread on the Ganges
bdPN TIL Conrad Heyer is the earliest-born person of whom a photograph is known to exist. He fought for the Continental Army under the command of George Washington and participated in Washington’s famous crossing of the Delaware in December 1776. In 1852, aged 103, he posed for this daguerreotype.
kOPPm TIL there are two birth anomalies - superfecundation (twins with separate fathers) and chimerism (absorbed twins), that if combined, will create a single human with two biological fathers.
woZd8 TIL that sexologist Shere Hite, bestselling author of 'The Shire Report on Female Sexuality' (1976), was the model for both girls on the poster for the James Bond movie 'Diamonds are forever'.