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TIL that the Pokemon franchise grossed $11.6 billion in licensed merchandise sales last year

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oR5XL TIL Heath Ledger was inspired by ventriloquist performances for his Joker voice and aimed to make his fighting style appear erratic. Also, Ledger spent months creating a "Joker diary," with images and elements he believed would resonate with his character, such as finding the disease AIDS humorous.
loKK1 TIL that thousands of Americans may have died because they were afraid to fly. Since 9/11 led travelers to choose driving over flying, Cornell researchers believe that the attacks caused an increase of 242 deaths per month due to flying being safer than driving.
6EEkm TIL that a group of pandas is called an Embarrassment
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