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TIL : Louis Vuitton sued dog toy company Haute Diggity Dog over their “Chewy Vuiton” chewy handbags. The court ruled in favour of the dog toy company.

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BrKdr TIL that some trees can survive temperatures as low as -269 degree Celsius. They have evolved a supercooling method where the insides of their cells turn into glass. Its a kind of suspended animation where the molecules don't really move.
gMa5D TIL Milk Duds (the candy) were dubbed Milk Duds because they were flawed. The original intention was for the candy to be perfectly round. When they came out awkwardly misshapen, they were dubbed "Duds"
9Q66 TIL Lawns have been a sign of great wealth since the Middle Ages. Neighbors assumed you were wealthy if you had cultivated land, but didn’t have to grow food on it.
5Ya7p TIL: A dog's nose being wet and cool is a sign of good health is a common misconception. Many dogs can be sick and still have a wet nose, and other dogs can be healthy and still have a dry nose.
6EPdX TIL that snow traps atmospheric nitrogen, then releases it into the ground when it melts, acting as a "poor man's fertilizer"