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TIL Due to Studio Ghibli’s retention of the merchandising rights to Spirited Away. Disney’s advertising was limited, and Spirited Away was only mentioned in a small scrolling section on Disney’s official website. The promotion of the film was given a worse treatment than Disney’s own B-movies.

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rKW1 TIL that in the 1960s there was an attempt to let humans travel via pneumatic tube (the Jetsons, Futurama, items sent in old timey office buildings) and was estimated to allow travel at 388 mph. It was scrapped due to cost.
m1K9o TIL about Ernst Leitz II, the CEO of Leica that helped to smuggle Jews out of Germany by "assigning" them to overseas sales offices, even if they weren't actually company employees. They were then given a free camera, helped to find jobs, and were paid a stipend until they could find work.
EgbEV TIL Gliese 710 is a star that is projected to flyby the solar system in 1.2 million years, at a distance of "only" 2 light-months. The closest star to us is currently 4.25 light-years away.
EJZV TIL: North Korean archaeologists announced to the world in 2012 they “discovered” lair of the UNICORN ridden by legendary King Tongmyung 2000 years ago.
G7p1 TIL in 1962, the actress Clara Blandick, who played “Auntie Em” in The Wizard of Oz, neatly arranged her room to display memorabilia, press clippings, and a resume of her career. She then dressed immaculately, took an overdose of sleeping pills, and tied a plastic bag over her head.