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TIL the Chevy Vega was developed to be shipped vertically in order to cut shipping costs by 40%.

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NPEM TIL that Japanese manga publishers allow fans to create and openly sell their own comics based on popular series, even if the work is pornographic. The publishers view the amateur comics as a form of marketing, not a threat to sales.
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