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TIL An electronic ballot is sent to ISS every four years so that american astronauts can vote.

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ZLlD TIL the Paris airport still runs on Windows 3.1
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M7Rw8 TIL that English law when discussing trademark infringement uses the "moron in a hurry" standard. It was famously used in Apple Corp. v. Apple Computer, where it was ruled even a moron in a hurry wouldn't confuse the Beatles' label with Apple Computer.
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