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TIL Space Invaders released in 1978 is the highest grossing entertainment product of all-time. By 1982 it had grossed $3.8 billion equal to over $13 billion today adjusted for inflation. The game was so popular it led to 100-yen coin shortages in Japan.

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XO96 TIL the crew of Gummo found the filming locations in real bug infested homes so disgusting that they wore hazmat suits. Finding this offensive to the homeowners, Harmony Korine and the cinematographer wore nothing but speedos and filp flops on set to spite the crew.
v1LeL TIL in 1976 The Indian Government castrated over 6.2 million poor men in the name of population control.
R7ko6 TIL An Ohio judge once sentenced a woman to sit in the "stinkiest, smelliest" area of a garbage dump for 8 hours, as punishment for neglecting her dog. "If you puke, you puke."
gMpRA TIL when asked if she could handle a desk job, Mariah Carey admitted she's "literally incapable of being in the real world and surviving."
4P7w TIL In 1978, a dangerous cult called Synanon tried to murder an opponent by placing an de-rattled rattlesnake in his mailbox. The snake did bite Attorney Paul Morantz, but he survived and went on to prosecute Synanon, as well as Church of Scientology, Hare Krishnas, and more.