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TIL in 2014 Budweiser attempted to trademark the sound of a beer can opening

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looPa TIL Belugas can mimic the human voice so well a diver believed his colleagues were trying to talk to him when in fact it was the whale
VBA88 TIL that after the 1984 McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, Burger King suspended all of their advertising in solidarity with McDonald's.
8e0Z8 TIL One of the first diplomatic channels between England and the Ottoman empire was established when Elizabeth I and Safiye, the Sultan's mom, became penpals. Besides talking politics, the pair would exchange lavish gifts, talk about fashion, share beauty tips and exchange their skin care products
GYVk4 TIL During WWI, cotton was in high demand for the manufacture of uniforms and explosives. For bandages, doctors turned to using sphagnum moss. It can hold up to 22 times its own weight in liquid -- twice as absorptive as cotton. The moss is also antiseptic, making the surrounding environment acidic
E6G0 TIL that Boeing is developing a spy drone that has a wingspan of 120 m and can remain airborne for 5 years at a time without having to land.