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How do you plan to celebrate the release of first James Webb Space Telescope images on July 12 ?

by QuestionGuy July 5, 2022, 6:08 pm

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TIL that in 1983, Hasbro executives travelled to to the Tokyo Toy Show to look for new toys they could release in the United States. After finding a series of transforming robot toys, they teamed with Marvel Comics to create a comic book and animated series–“Transformers”–to sell the toys.

by whatilearned June 30, 2022, 1:49 pm

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TIL that in 2002, Studio Ghibli sent a Samurai sword with the message “No cuts” to the Miramax chairman, who wanted to edit Princess Mononoke from 135 down to 90 minutes for the American release

by whatilearned June 30, 2022, 5:38 am

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TIL when female manta rays are ready to mate they release pheromones that attract males. This leads to a “manta train” which is when multiple male mantas follow behind a female in hopes of mating with them. This can last for weeks until the final male mantas remain.

by whatilearned June 17, 2022, 5:45 pm

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TIL In July ‘20, ten days before it’s release, LEGO cancelled their upcoming officially licensed Lego Technic V-22 Boeing Osprey model aircraft due to the their long-standing policy not to feature real military vehicles

by whatilearned June 3, 2022, 3:31 am

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OK, I got the latest Marvel release schedule

by CopyPastaArchive June 1, 2022, 2:44 am

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TIL the UK ministry of defence, without explanation, blocked the release of a civilian photograph of a 100 foot Diamond shaped UFO, taken in broad daylight near Calvine in Scotland, until 2072.

by whatilearned May 24, 2022, 6:50 am

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TIL actor Peter Sellers accidentally saw The Producers. He then demanded it get a wide release and took out full-page ads telling everybody to see it.

by whatilearned May 17, 2022, 12:07 pm

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TIL Amber Heard’s London Fields film is the second worst performing US box office opening for a wide release film of all time.

by whatilearned May 15, 2022, 6:52 pm

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TIL of “oxygen candles”, which release oxygen when burned. They are used as an emergency supply of oxygen in submarines, airplanes, and the space station.

by whatilearned May 9, 2022, 10:03 pm

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TIL The original artwork for David Bowie’s 1974 album ‘Diamond Dogs’ features dog-human genitalia which RCA airbrushed out for most of the original release. The uncensored art is featured in the 1990 re-release.

by whatilearned May 7, 2022, 12:05 pm

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TIL that there was a blue man named Paul “Papa Smurf” Karason who had a rare skin condition that made his skin entirely blue from high red blood cell count which caused his skin not to release oxygen at normal levels

by whatilearned May 7, 2022, 2:16 am

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