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TIL Japanese government once banned imported skis because "The snow is different in Japan"

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J1pj1 TIL that in 2003, Mike Rowe created MikeRoweSoft.com and was sued by Microsoft because it sounded too much like Microsoft.com . The two parties later settled out of court & Mike Rowe was given an Xbox as compensation.
ANxG7 TIL that when the FIFA World Cup trophy was stolen in 1966, it was found by a dog named Pickles.
VvW0 TIL that some bars will paint quarters red and give them to employees so they can put the coins in the jukebox. Since patrons only put money into a jukebox if there is already music playing.
wLY5M TIL of the Idiot Plot, defined by Roger Ebert, where a story is only happening because all of the characters involved are being idiots (not sharing key info, jumping to assumptions, etc)
JYYV8 They might be okay, but you probably shouldn't.