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TIL This woman created a Rotary Cell Phone.
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TIL that the legal test used in the UK to determine whether something could cause sufficient public confusion to constitute an actionable trademark infringement is called the 'moron in a hurry' test.
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TIL in 1974, a couple disappeared along with their yacht from the uninhabited Palmyra Atoll while vacationing. Theyd feuded with a man on the island, whose boat was not seaworthy and was out of supplies. 7 years later, the wife's body washed ashore Palmyra, and the man was convicted of her murder.
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TIL The current American flag was designed by a high school student. It was part of a school project for Bob Heft's junior-year history class, and it only earned a B-.
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TIL A dive watch bezel only turns counterclockwise as a life saving measure. If it is accidentally bumped it will subtract time from the dive and prompt the diver to surface early rather than stay under for too long.
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TIL that bees don't actually kill themselves Everytime they sting a mammal like ourselves, and can unscrew themselves without harm given enough time.