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TIL that the Queen logo, called the Queen crest, was designed by Freddie Mercury himself, who held a degree in graphic design. The logo combines the zodiac signs of the four band members.

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Pv8g TIL: In 2007, Scotland spent £125,000 devising a new national slogan. The winning entry was: ‘Welcome to Scotland.’
gM1DD TIL that the first Indian restaurant in the UK predates the first fish and chip joint by at least 49 years
R7WMQ TIL the QWERTY system emerged as a result of how the first typewriters were being used. Early adopters and beta-testers included telegraph operators who needed to quickly transcribe messages. The operators found the alphabetical arrangement to be confusing and inefficient for translating morse code.
QKRa TIL that if your BIOS was made by Award/Unicore after 1997, there’s a good chance that it’s set to make the PC speaker play either Beethoven’s “Für Elise” or "It’s a Small World (after all)” if the CPU fan fails.
KrwG TIL that Boeing offers a free online resource for those interested in starting their own airline, e.g. on airport technology, airplane selection and international agreements.