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TIL until the 1960s, Tyrannosaurus Rex was widely thought to walk standing upright, dragging their tails on the ground. This misperception endured through the 1980s in popular culture, such as toys and TV shows.

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5V7G8 TIL in the 1970s hysteria over the arrival of killer bees in the United States created a genre of "killer bee movies". One of the most well-known movies was the 1978 film "The Swarm", directed by Irwin Allen and starring Michael Caine. It scored 9% at Rotten Tomatoes.
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