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TIL Studio Ghibli adopted a strict ‘no edits’ policy after a disastrous 1985 dub of Nausica of the Valley of the Winds. On hearing Miramax would later try editing Princess Mononoke to make it more marketable, Studio Ghibli sent an authentic katana with a simple message: “No cuts”.

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xRB7 TIL after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 13% of the US people were in favor of “killing off” all Japanese people. And after Japan surrendered, 22.7% of Americans wished more atomic bombs had been dropped.
6971Q TIL a French court barred a family from naming their daughter "Nutella" and ordered that she be legally recognized as "Ella" . The judge justified the decision by stating that the name "Nutella" would inevitably subject the child to ridicule and criticism...
nWEdW TIL there are two asteroids named after the women who inspired the creation of Wonder Woman by William Moulton Marston; his wife, Elizabeth, and their polyamorous life partner, Olive.
wLn8W TIL Victoria's Secret was originally marketed to men to buy for their partners. Leslie Wexner bought it for $1 million and changed the marketing to women. To create the illusion of luxury the company listed its headquarters on catalogs at a fake London address, with the real one in Columbus, Ohio.
VMvv4 TIL that the most expensive city for a date night (dinner for two, bottle of wine, two cinema tickets, taxi back home) is Oslo, Norway, at $159, while the cheapest is Ankara, Turkey, at $36