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TIL because trademarks can become generic – which means companies can lose rights to the mark – Transformers no longer transform in packaging and some marketing. They are listed as converting instead.

by whatilearned May 26, 2023, 7:37 am

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TIL that the beers Modelo, Corona, and Pacífico are owned by ABInBev everywhere in the world except in the USA, where because of an antitrust lawsuit the rights were sold to Constellation Brands, who is allowed to add styles or change the recipe, if they want to.

by whatilearned May 23, 2023, 7:13 am

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TIL the song ‘I’ll Be missing You’ by Puff Daddy was a huge success spending 11 weeks at number one. Puff Daddy did not secure rights to the song so Sting sued and owns 100% of the royalties until 2053.

by whatilearned May 20, 2023, 4:36 pm

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TIL: The mistreatment of African diplomats forced the United States government to clamp down on racism. This would help push the Civil rights act to pass in July 1964.

by whatilearned May 14, 2023, 8:10 pm

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TIL in 2007, North Korea accused Finland of human rights violations after tear gas was used on North Korean diplomats who refused to cooperate with Finnish customs officials on a train from Moscow to Helsinki.

by whatilearned May 5, 2023, 5:16 pm

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Texans: your voting rights are being taken away, why are you not protesting in the streets right now?

by QuestionGuy May 4, 2023, 3:30 am

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Honest question – how does LGBT+ people existing and have rights threaten others’ abilities to practice their religions? [serious]

by QuestionGuy May 4, 2023, 2:12 am

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The 14th amendment defines citizens as ‘persons born’ (or naturalized)… Why has abortion ever even been a debate when it’s spelled out right there in black and white? Where’s the ‘interpretation’? Why would a fetus’ rights ever trump a *citizen’s* rights?

by QuestionGuy May 1, 2023, 9:19 am

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by CopyPastaArchive April 19, 2023, 3:23 pm

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TIL actor John Lithgow’s childhood babysitter was Coretta Scott, the future future civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King.

by whatilearned April 6, 2023, 8:58 pm

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TIL that renouncing US citizenship results in permanent loss of gun rights even if that person regains citizenship. (18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(7))

by whatilearned April 4, 2023, 3:28 am

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Somehow, you now own the rights to your favorite franchise and have 100% creative control whenever the video game, movie, or television studio makes another entry or release. What do you immediately demand or change?

by QuestionGuy April 3, 2023, 8:17 pm

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