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TIL Samsung defended copying Apple's iPhone by claiming that Apple copied Sony so it didn't count

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QN4kk TIL that WWE holds a Pay Per View wrestling event called "Elimination Chamber", except it is known as "No Way Out" in Germany to avoid connotations of the gas chambers used during the Holocaust in WW2.
epPdg TIL: In 2007 the New York Times stopped using Times New Roman font and started using Georgia font - a font created for computers in 1993 by Microsoft
gMbmb TIL '90s tennis star Andre Aggasi's iconic long rock-star hair was a wig which required extensive preparation to remain on his head during play. Aggasi claimed he lost the 1990 French Open final because he was so preoccupied that it would fall off during the match.
QJrP6 TIL Unlike many Eastern European countries under Nazi occupation, Albania which has a Muslim & Christian population and a tradition of tolerance—became a safe haven for Jews. At the end of 1938, Albania was the only country in Europe that still issued visas to Jews through its embassy in Berlin.
GoKG TIL a pit bull earned the ranking of Sergeant in the US Army during WWI and is considered a decorated war hero.