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TIL the raptor’s barking noises in Jurassic Park were made using recordings of tortoises having sex.

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E1rDp TIL There's a plot of prime Tokyo real estate nobody will develop on because, after samurai was executed there, it's been connected to a bunch of weird accidents and deaths
m1Dmy TIL science fiction writer Michael Crichton, author of 'Jurassic Park', was over 2m tall
JLx8 TIL the reason why there are more men with super high IQ than women is the same reason why there are more men with super low IQ than women. This is due to higher genetic variability in males.
R7rv8 TIL that some physical expressions are hardwired into our genes. A study have observed that blind athletes (and blind kids) use the victory gesture (raising hands) after wining even though they have never seen anyone else do it.
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