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TIL Weird Al Yankovic’s song “The Saga Begins”, which is about the plot of Star Wars Episode I, was mostly composed from internet spoilers before the movies release.

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4Xem5 TIL that "a moron in a hurry" is a legal test for trademark infringement in which two trade marks are considered to be different enough from each other to coexist if only a moron in a hurry would confuse them. This test has been applied in cases in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
Br7Ex TIL In 1904, tea bags were invented accidentally. The inventor, Thomas Sullivan, decided that it was cheaper to send small samples to potential customers in silk bags instead of boxes. The recipients believed they were meant to be dunked and soon Sullivan was flooded with orders for his “tea bags.”
R78v4 TIL Algeria has turned off its internet nationwide during high school exams in a bid to tackle cheating
R5484 TIL There were ads in the back of 60's and 70's comic books that allowed kids to order a live monkey through the mail.
njgo TIL There is a 5000 year old, still undeciphered, language with over 1200 symbols.