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TIL that in 2019, Liverpool FC tried to trademark the word ‘Liverpool’, but the bid was rejected due to the “geographical significance” of the city

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QJ1e9 TIL of the "Rihanna Curse," which saw countries like the U.K., New Zealand, and Romania experiencing the worst storms in their history at the same time that "Umbrella" topped each country's charts. Once the song got bumped from the top spot, the weather subsided.
M7epW TIL Benito Mussolini denied the existence of homosexuality in Italy.
4kV6g TIL That Chinese Checkers is neither a variation on checkers nor did it originate from Asia.
lomdG TIL that in the Roman Empire, sentencing for crimes depended on the relative "worth" of the defendant: upper classes could pay a fine when convicted of a crime for which lower classes might be whipped
4k0Ag TIL the OTAN initials in NATO's emblem are its french name