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TIL filmmaker Spike Lee sued Viacom, claiming that the name of the Spike TV channel exploited his public persona.

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EgGgX TIL the actress with the most Primetime Emmy Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards is Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
PY9dw TIL There are two entirely unrelated comic strips titled "Dennis The Menace". They both started on March 12th 1951, and continue on to this very day.
nBA7 TIL there has been a number of long term studies on the possibility of dosing food in radiation as a form of preservation and sterilization. However, while it has been found to be completely safe, there is a large resistance to it because of the negative impression of and confusion over radiation.
N7v01 TIL that during the Vietnam War, the West-German goverment send a hospital ship, the "Helgoland", on a humanitarian Mission to Vietnam as a compromise towards the US request for military aid. The "Helgoland" provided free medical treatment for civilians between 1966 and 1971.
DQ7dj TIL There is an ancient Chinese notation for playing guqin zither. Each note is written in abbreviated Chinese characters, with symbols telling you which fingers, location on instrument, and plucking techniques to use