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TIL Snoop Dogg released a smokeable song book with the books content entirely printed on rolling paper.

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grxoy TIL: In the film Jurassic Park (1993), the sound of the T. rex roar was a blend of various animal sounds. To create the fearsome roar, sound designer Gary Rydstrom combined the sounds of an elephant, a tiger, an alligator, and a baby crying.
5YxAD TIL that aircraft have a strong tendency to nose down as they approach supersonic speeds. It is called Mach Tuck and early planes lacked the ability to counter this and would enter uncontrollable dives.
R7ok8 TIL of Juan Luna, a painter who killed his wife and her mother in Paris in 1892, because he suspected his wife of having had an affair. He was arrested but acquitted on the basis of temporary insanity. At the time in France there was an “unwritten law” that forgave men for killing unfaithful wives.
p8vG4 TIL the earliest Titanic-based movie was released just 29 days after the sinking. It starred one of the survivors. No copies of this film remain.
R5Z8a TIL that Matt LeBlanc (Joey from Friends) starred in a movie about a chimpanzee with prodigious baseball talent. It made 18% of its budget, has a 6% on Rotten Tomatoes, and was nominated for four Razzie awards, including Worst Picture and Worst Screen Couple.