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TIL the melody of "Love Me Tender" is taken straight from a civil war ballad

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gbe8 TIL that Godzilla’s roar was created using a leather glove coated in pine-tar resin and rubbing it against the string of a double bass
vPjRx TIL Lobsters can be right- or left-handed – or clawed. When larval lobster settle to the bottom, their claws are identical. But within several molts, the claws become specialized. They also have clear blood that turns blue when exposed to air, due to oxidizing copper in the hemocyanin protein.
awZBM TIL that in 1921, a dog was put on trial for "catslaughter." He was represented by an actual lawyer, tried in an actual courtroom, in front of an actual judge, with an actual jury, who acquitted him for the crime.
mxXdY TIL that obesity is a rising problem for horses, just like for humans, partly due to a tendency for an owner with a horse of perfectly acceptable body condition to be criticized and accused of not feeding enough.
4XP0X TIL that mosquitoes perform musical duets before mating.Male mosquitos "buzz" at between 550-650 Hertz while females buzz at about 350-450 Hz. When female mosquitos fly close to male mosquitos, they harmonize their wing flapping as a signifier of good health and fitness.If they can't,no copulation.