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TIL Canada is the most-sued country by corporations in the developed world, with 63% of cases arising from the implementation of environmental protection or resource management. Free trade tribunals often force the country to overturn the offending legislation.

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7ZoX TIL that during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII, a local railway station changed hands from Soviet to German control 14 times in six hours.
ADx8n TIL: Starbucks lost a case against a Pakistani man who owned a rip off cafe named Sattar Buksh. with a similar logo. Starbucks filed a lawsuit against the cafe owner. Turned out Starbucks lost the case because the owner name was Sattar Buksh and the logo actually included his face.
78g6X TIL that in 2006, the movie Blazing Saddles was found to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress. It has since been preserved in the National Film Registry.
XEmDj TIL that only one actor has ever earned a REGOT (Razzie, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards): actress Liza Minnelli.
xVm9k TIL that Tom Hanks has a brother named Jim who has substituted for voice roles like "Woody" in various things like video games.