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TIL that the Soviets told the inventor of the Theremin that "electricity is not good for music; electricity is to be used for electrocution" and then fired him

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V8jm TIL that some sections of “Bohemian Rhapsody” have up to 180 separate tracks, which required the vocal parts to be sung 10-12 hours per day. Record studios of the era only offered 24-track recording, requiring constant overdubs. The same tapes were reused so much, they could be seen through.
69XDY TIL that there are only 20 ancient lakes (defined as carrying water for more than a million years) in the world, with only 3 in North America (Tahoe, Tule, Pingualuk). Nearly all are tectonic (i.e. rift zones) in origin, however 2 are from meteorite craters (Pingualuk in Canada, Bosumtwi in Ghana)
wjoJ TIL That Elevators contain mirrors in order to make the elevator seem larger to help people who are claustrophobic.
vPYBD TIL that in the 1970 film Waterloo, to recreate the battle sequences, production hired 17,000 members of the Soviet Army and trained them in 1815 battle formations.
1aalr TIL there is a theme park in China called Dwarf Kingdom where the main attraction is all the entertainment employees are of short stature