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TIL the roar in the MGM lion is really a tiger

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R15j TIL that scientists now have the ability to grow conductive wires inside real roses, allowing the leaves to be darkened or lightened with a zap of electricity.
OG6RY TIL when the 1984 film “Red Dawn” was in production, it was reported that a T-72 tank built for the film was such a precise replica, that while it was being carted around Los Angeles, two CIA intelligence officers followed the tank to the movie studio wanting to know where it had come from.
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