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LQW8v TIL that there was a series of Mickey Mouse-lookalike cartoon called Milton Mouse in 1930. Disney filed lawsuit a year later and they won because an animator changed the look of pre-existing Milton to significantly look more like Mickey in those films.
VEkB TIl that Ancient Romans used coins with sex scenes – sprintia, to pay prostitutes for their services.
VM5AZ TIL a company once redirected all attempts to a non-registered domains to their own page, supposedly for profit. This also messed up with emails sent to non-existing domains for a while.
wgAP TIL German chocolate cake was invented in America. It is named for a chocolate maker- Samuel German
KOxOG TIL that a tie traces roots to the traditional Croat military kit (1630's) which was distinctively knotted at the Croats' necks. The word "cravat" derives from the French "cravate," a French pronunciation of "Croat"