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TIL that there is a military-only resort on Disney property in Florida that charges guests based on their rank.

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wE8Y TIL Volkswagen was sued by Czechoslovakian car maker Tatra before WWII because the original Beetle was so similar to the Tatra T97. After Germany invaded Czechoslovakia in 1938 the lawsuit was cancelled by the Nazis
5Y9VP TIL that Dove chocolate and Dove soap are owned by different companies. Because they're separated as different classes of goods/services, there is no trademark infringement.
loGMV TIL chickens eat mice. Once the chickens are asleep, the mice come out to play.
ZpRkD TIL Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specialized, trained homing pigeons.
LQY19 TIL that in his 2010 autobiography, Keith Richards admitted that Otis Redding’s rendition of “Satisfaction” was closer to Richards’ original conception for the song than The Rolling Stones’ version. Keith said: “Otis got it right. Our version was a demo for [Otis’s version.]”