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TIL that American ice cream company Häagen-Dazs sued American ice cream company Frusen Glädjé to stop them from using a "Scandinavian marketing theme". The court ruled against Häagen-Dazs as they had also marketed themselves as Scandinavian without having any real connection to the region.

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QNRRe TIL in September 2011, the state of Texas abolished all special last meal requests for death row inmates.
b9nY7 TIL a woman disappeared while working on a Disney cruise ship. It was believed she was assaulted & then thrown overboard. Disney seemingly covered it up, destroying evidence & lying to her family about what happened.
ne447 TIL birds cannot detect capsaicin (the active ingredient in chilli that makes it spicy) so it is used as a squirrel deterrent for birdfeeders.
rRe6y TIL that Lenin spoke English with an Irish accent (Dublin accent).
QMk6 TIL: The first battle of the Civil War took place on Wilmer McLean’s farm. He moved to get away from the violence, but 4 years later Lee would surrender to Grant in his new house. His quote: “The war began in my front yard and ended in my front parlor.”