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TIL when Kylie Jenner tried to trademark her name Kylie™ in 2016, Australian pop star Kylie Minogue successfully got the request blocked, with her lawyers telling the US government Kylie Minogue is “internationally renowned” while Kylie Jenner is a “secondary reality TV personality.”

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P1OQn TIL when New Zealand crowd-sourced ideas for a new national flag, one of the most infamous designs was "Fire the Lazer", a flag with a silver fern and a kiwi shooting a laser out of its eyes.
OG4BX TIL Sugar gliders are one of the few species of mammals that exhibit male parental care. The oldest codominant male in a social community shows a high level of parental care, as he is the probable father of any offspring due to his social status.
yQjMa TIL A 4 year old boy fell and scraped his knee at the beach. Couple of weeks later a black bump started growing on his knee. When squeezed, a live snail emerged from the bump. The boy adopted the snail and named it "Turbo" after his favorite cartoon character.
dKA7 TIL Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
MlNm TIL that in 1945, 57% the French population thought the Soviet Union contributed the most to the defeat of the Nazis. The same poll in 2004 resulted in 58% thinking America contributed the most.