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TIL that Marvel Comics owned the trademark to the word “zombie” until 1996

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4XNvJ TIL that in most American states, a wedding ring is exempt by law from inclusion among the assets in a bankruptcy estate. This means that a wedding ring cannot be seized by creditors, no matter how much the bankrupt person owes.
gprX TIL Okunoshima, Japan (aka Rabbit Island) has thousands of wild rabbits which began from only 5 released there in the ‘60s. Since there are no natural predators to keep the rabbit population in check and tourists feed them, the rabbits have no fear of people and will swarm them with cuddles.
W7EMA TIL that the “Mozart Effect" (the claim that "listening to Mozart makes you smarter" or that early childhood exposure to classical music has a beneficial effect on mental development) stems from a single published in the Nature journal in 1993. The results were highly exaggerated by the press.
5N8D TIL It is estimated that more people died from choosing to drive because of the fear of 9/11 than people died in 9/11.
BgJlr TIL that in 1952, the USS Wisconsin received a single, direct-hit from a North Korean 155mm gun battery. Despite the damage being minimal, the Wisconsin responded by returning fire with all nine of her Mark 7 16-inch guns, prompting an escorting ship to signal the Wisconsin with "Temper, Temper."