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TIL that the terrifying velociraptor screeches in Jurassic Park were actually recordings of tortoises mating. Sound designer Gary Rydstrom revealed that the iconic raptor barks came from a tortoise making love, joking that if people knew the truth, Jurassic Park would have been rated R.

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