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TIL A Nintendo Attorney called John Kirby is the only man on earth allowed to name his sailboat Donkey Kong after winning a case against Universal over whether Donkey Kong was infringing copyright with King Kong. This case is considered to have saved Nintento during its growth in America.

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xVOJ5 TIL that the actress that played Talisa Maegyr in Game of Thrones is the granddaughter of famous English actor Charlie Chaplin.
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