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TIL about how in 1984 Rajneeshees committed first bioterror atack in the US history by contaminating salad bars with salmonella in order to win local election

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ANJpo TIL in 1984, Harvey Comics sued Columbia pictures due to the logo in Ghostbusters being too similar to that of Fatso from Casper the friendly Ghost. As a result of said Lawsuit, Fatso became a public domain character, and it’s likely that Casper is as well.
5kdB TIL that in Welsh folklore, woodland fairies rode on the backs of corgis. A corgi’s markings were said to come from the harnesses and saddles that were used to mount them.
78Vlb TIL/ 24 hours is the limit you can wait after a pregnant woman's water breaks
M7r07 TIL that the “Made in Germany” label was first introduced in Britain in 1877. It was done as a protectionist move to stop the market from being flooded by cheap German knock-offs of British products.
P1MDV TIL B.B King named his guitars “Lucille” after rescuing one of his early Gibson guitars from a fire started by two men fighting over a woman named Lucille