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TIL Video Games Aren't Allowed To Use The "Red Cross" Symbol For Health

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woww6 TIL: the Macadamia plant, from which we get the nut, was named after a person, John MacAdam
QJ0GE TIL a major tobacco company was sued for allegedly using company vans in the 1960s to make trips to housing projects where free Newport cigarettes were given to children. A jury ruled against the tobacco company, which was ordered to pay over $35 million in damages.
16JvO TIL Michael Goleniewski was a Polish military officer and triple agent who revealed more spies than any other agent in history.
Zplop TIL in the video game "1943: The Battle of Midway" the player controls an American plane against the Imperial Japanese Navy with the Battleship Yamato as final boss. Japanese designer Yoshiki Okamoto claimed he was too young when he produced the game to understand the historical irony.
yVyQa TIL that the 1988 film “Willow” featured a two-headed dragon called an Eborsisk, meant to be a reference to film critics Siskel and Ebert. Siskel and Ebert gave the film two thumbs down.