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TIL dueling with wax bullets was once an Olympic sport

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KQJa TIL the original Godzilla roar was created by running a resin coated leather glove down the string of a double bass and then playing it back at a slower speed.
GYaXQ TIL of Tilly Bébé, a circus performer famous for her taming of large predators. She was small and dressed like a doll while performing with hyenas, lions and even groups of 40 polar bears. Silent footage of her life with the animals helped pioneer a new "exotic-erotic-escapist" genre of film.
XwEX TIL Soviet Russia built a flying tank.
vP5Qx TIL Saint Barbara is the patron saint of Field Artillery. She is the Canonized saint of Cannons.
VBm4Q TIL Ketchup originated in China as a fermented fish sauce called "ke-chiap". The version we know today with tomatoes only came about in the 18th century.