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TIL that Studio Ghibli movie "My Neighbor Totoro" has generated $1.5 billion in revenue, $1.1 billion of which was from merchandising alone.

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05XN TIL of Assy McGee, an Adult Swim TV show starring a police detective who was literally just a walking pair of buttcheeks. It ran for two seasons.
78Jn7 TIL Byron (Low-Tax) Looper, the Nominee for a seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives, who decided the only way to win was to murder his opponent. Despite being the only person left on the ballot, he still lost the election and was sentenced to life in prison.
JYEkl TIL that in 2005 a contestant from the infamous Hands On A Hardbody Competition killed himself after staying awake for over 48 hours. Other contestants have stayed awake much longer to win. The story made it to Broadway.
XGkP TIL General Motors once hired prostitutes to attempt to seduce Ralph Nader in order to discredit him in his campaign to force the automobile industry to include seatbelts in its cars.
YglG TIL Lord Nelson, one of the greatest British naval commanders of all time suffered from chronic sea sickness throughout his career.