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TIL Marvel's near collapse led to dominance. In The 90’s they desperately sold film rights to their characters for operating capital. A few hits(Blade & X-Men) led studios to consider the comic movie viable. Failure by most caused many of the rights to return to Marvel, who created Marvel Studios.

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7Dx7 TIL Mickey Mouse has a sister, Amelia Fieldmouse.
N7eXJ TIL Down syndrome is practically non-existent in Iceland. Since introducing the screening tests back in the early 2000s, nearly 100% of women whose fetus tested positive ended up terminating the pregnancy. It has resulted in Iceland having one of the lowest rates of Down syndrome in the world.
ElxX TIL: F-35 helmet costs $400,000 4 times that of predecessor
vrLr TIL that Tom Clancy actually had a good deal of input on the games that bear his name. Including making Sam Fisher fail if he kills a civilian.
kpA4 TIL: Almost one third of London men are too fat to see their own genitals.