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TIL Dark Horse Comics had to cancel several titles in the 1990’s including their CGW title as the comic industry was glutted & imploded in the 1990’s. However, they were saved by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ghost in the Shell, Frank Miller’s Sin City & 300 !

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R0A6 TIL there is a species of deer in Germany who won’t cross the border where the Iron Curtain once stood, even though that border has been gone physically for 20 years.
Zp47a TIL Genghis Khan would marry off a daughter to the king of an allied nation. Then he would assign his new son in law to military duty in the Mongol wars, while his daughter took over the rule. Most sons in law died in combat, giving his daughters complete control of these nations
XdWr TIL it took a judge’s ruling to settle an argument whether Snuggies are blankets or clothes (Because blankets and clothes are taxed differently)
K9QG TIL a Nobel prize-winning psychologist thinks bankers have no actual skills, it’s just luck: ‘you’d do just as well if you entrusted your financial decisions to a monkey throwing darts at a board.’
Y7GKG TIL that Leon Trotsky, a central figure of the Soviet Union, frequented a Jewish dairy restaurant in the Bronx but refused to tip as a matter of principle. This led to one incident where the waiters intentionally spilled hot soup on him.