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TIL that 60 of the numbers 1-99 are trademarked by various people and companies.

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QJn8E TIL Volkswagen plants produce sausages, and they are given a part number as they are branded as "Volkswagen Original Part".
Eg4ex TIL Penguins have hidden knees that make their legs appear shorter than they actually are. This allows them to swim more efficiently by reducing drag in the water.
QngX TIL that the grippy texture on metal tools is called Knurling
Brx4K TIL Lebron James was so hated back in 2012 that even a captured Al-Qaeda member wrote letters expressing his disgust at his decision to go to the Miami Heat. He told his lawyer that “LeBron James is a very bad man and should apologize to the city of Cleveland.”
0wZ5A TIL A programmer at Apple kept working for three months after his project was canceled, simply because he thought the work was interesting and wanted to finish. Apple employees helped his cause by sneaking him into the building, and the project (a graphing calculator) was successfully released.