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TIL Neil Gaiman wrote the script for the English dub of Hayao Miyazaki's classic film Princess Mononoke

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p85GG TIL about the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. It's not only responsible for the exploration of outer space, but is also the bureau that will start communication with aliens if some would visit our planet.
Qee9 TIL typographers use Ink Traps, to avoid excess ink usage and get clearer printing at small sizes.
wLOOo TIL the Barbie Liberation Organization swapped the voice boxes in ~400 talking G.I. Joes and talking Barbies, then returned them to stores. Kids bought them and heard Barbie say "Vengeance is mine!" and G.I. Joe say "I love shopping!"
JYAwm TIL all the gold ever mined in human history is smaller than the statue of liberty.
9Ar TIL the record holder for most survived lightning strikes, at 7, was struck while operating a truck, inside a ranger station, on two separate occasions after running/driving away from the storm, and immediately after the seventh strike he had to fight off a trout-stealing bear with a tree branch.