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TIL George Washington's statue in London has soil from Virginia under it because Washington said in 1799 "I shall never step on English soil again"

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VMj98 TIL Harley-Davidson filed a trademark application in 1994 for the sound produced by their motorcycles. After many objections and even litigation, they dropped all efforts in 2000.
d8GmQ TIL the oldest company in Ireland is 533 years old. It manufactures candles.
D1rMv TIL Arthur Sackler, Purdue Pharma's founder who died before Oxycontin's release, established NYC's first racially integrated blood bank, discovered and advocated for gentler alternatives to electro-shock therapy, was a pioneer in using ultrasound technology, and an early anti-smoking crusader.
MWbV TIL Democritus supposed the existence of atoms and the empty space between them in 400BC
ZV6Y TIL some scientists believe that removing the entire mosquito population from the tundra ecosystem could reduce the numbers of migratory birds nesting there by as much as 50 percent.