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TIL after the Boy Scouts changed their rules and brand to make themselves gender neutral (to allow girls to join) they got sued by the Girl Scouts of America who considered their rebrand a violation of their copyrights.

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Egk9P TIL that the Prussian language, which has been extinct since the 17th century, is slowly being revived, and for the first time, children are growing up with it as their first language.
REWw TIL The the term “Taco Tuesday” is legally owned by Taco John’s and they have issued hundreds of cease and desist letters demanding companies stop holding Taco Tuesdays.
epA95 TIL there is a rhinoceros-shaped cave in Washington state, formed millions of years ago when lava cooled around a rhinoceros carcass.
o4rL TIL that if you are pregnant and 35 or older it is called a “geriatric pregnancy”
yQmmv Today I Learned about migratory beekeeping, the practice of using beehives to pollinate crops. Millions of bees are transported across America each year to pollinate avocados, cherries, apples, melons, lettuce and other crops. For this reason, many American vegetables are not strictly vegan.