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TIL Nintendo owns the patent on the “+” shaped d-pad design.

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8e67V TIL some earbud manufacturers put a tactile mark on the left earbud for blind people to recognise L from R. Usefull even for people with no vision imparities to recognise them in dark
6E6RZ TIL the term "kangaroo court" comes from travelling judges "hopping from place to place, guided less by concern for justice than by the desire to wrap up as many trials as the day allowed."
ZPpY TIL that Alien (1979) was covered in ‘copious’ amounts of K-Y Jelly to give it a 'slimy’ effect. Also Predator’s (1987) blood composed of K-Y Jelly mixed with green glow stick fluid.
pbDQ TIL that when Napoleon returned to France, the King sent troops to stop and kill him. He stepped out in front of them & said “if there is one among you who wants to kill his general, his Emperor, here I am.” The royalists cheered wildly, “Long live the Emperor.” They joined his cause.
kO1nW TIL that William Lee invented a knitting machine in 1589, however Queen Elizabeth I denied him a patent because of her fear that the invention would cause her poor subjects to lose their jobs and become beggars.