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TIL Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, allows any company that can make functioning Star Trek technology to use the name free of charge.

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x69a0 TIL that chicken nuggets were originally known as "Chicken Crispies" by Robert C. Baker, the food scientist that invented them.
Me8xA TIL of the longest word in Greek, a dish invented by the ancient comedian Aristophanes: Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon. Made of dogfish and pigeon.
yg1a TIL Mad Men paid $250,000 for the master recording of “Tomorrow Never Knows” by The Beatles, played for just two minutes during a season 5 episode.
8egRZ TIL "pouring one out for the homies" is an ancient tradition that dates back to 2500 BC
BjZk TIL Michael Jackson purchased the publishing rights to The Beatles song catalogue for $47.5 million, against the advice of his counsel. 30 years later it was resold to Sony for $750 million, nearly a 1500% increase in value.