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TIL the phrase "Taco Tuesday" is trademarked by Taco John's, who has won cease and desists against other restaurants and even large companies that must seek permission to use it in their branding and advertising.

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a7v0 TIL that in Saudia Arabia a wife is entitled to divorce her husband if he does not supply her with fresh coffee.
mnvM TIL that a .45 caliber handgun was stolen from President William Howard Taft and was then used in several murders.
x6OWD TIL Benjamin Franklin, fascinated by compounding interest, left $2,000 in 1789 to Boston and Philly to loan to young artisans and grow for 200 years. Mismanagement diverted his vision, but the funds reached $6.5M by 1991, supporting public projects and showing the power—and challenges—of compounding
XEX46 TIL the Japanese work philosophy of “kaizen”, where people constantly seek to find ways to improve methods instead of just doing it the same way
a8e7L TIL 2008 US Air Force Base B-2 accident, the most expensive aviation failure was caused due to condensation of water in air data sensors.