Friday Factoids
Friday Factoid Quiz: July-Related Intellectual Property
While we celebrate the birth of our country each July, in this month we also can celebrate these noteworthy marks,…
Read MoreFriday Factoid Quiz: Eco-Friendly Brands
Many consumers gravitate to brands that protect the environment. While many companies merely pay lip service to eco-friendly causes and…
Read MoreFriday Factoid Quiz: Trademarks of the NFL Elite
Baltimore Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson recently made the news by filing a trademark application with the USPTO to register YOU…
Read MoreFriday Factoid Quiz: Notable Anniversaries
Happy Anniversary to Friday Factoids®!!!! This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of this series. To mark the occasion, test your knowledge of these anniversaries celebrating several famous brands and creative works.
Read MoreFriday Factoid Quiz: Famous American Poets
May 31, 2020, marks the 201st anniversary of the birth date for Walt Whitman, one of America’s best-known poets. Great poetry is a treasured intellectual property asset and protected by copyright laws. To honor Walt Whitman and his artistic colleagues, take this quiz to test your knowledge of America’s finest poets.
Read MoreFriday Factoid Quiz: National Inventors Month
May is National Inventors Month! To mark the occasion, test your knowledge of the birthdays, invention dates and patent issue…
Read MoreFriday Factoid Quiz: Medical Workers
To honor medical workers who work tirelessly to keep us healthy, test your knowledge of these medical workers who have…
Read MoreFriday Factoid Quiz: 5-Related IP
We made it to May – the fifth month of the year! To mark the occasion, test your knowledge of…
Read MoreFriday Factoid Quiz: Accidental Inventions
Many people these days are pursuing new interests or walking an unchartered path. John Lennon famously said that “life is…
Read MoreFriday Factoid Quiz: The Potential Formula For Feel-Good Songs
Now more than ever, people are listening to popular songs in order to lift their spirits. Several years ago, a professor of neuroscience in The Netherlands (Dr. Jacob Jolij) analyzed the results of a British survey of top “feel-good” songs in an effort to identify a formula to separate feel-good songs from other music. While feel-good songs are a matter of personal preference, Jolij observed that music generally recognized as feel-good songs: (1) have average tempos in the 140-150 BPM (beats per minute) range, which is higher than the average of 118 BPM for typical pop songs; (2) are written in major keys; and (3) include lyrics about happy or positive subjects. Although this formula is admittedly imprecise and not scientifically reliable, test your knowledge of the intellectual property behind the works listed on Dr. Jolij’s list of Top 10 Feel-Good Songs:
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