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TIL that out of thousands of Frog species, only one goes "RIBBIT", But it has become a global cliche of how a frog sounds because that particular frog specie resides in the West Coast of USA, where Hollywood is, and were recorded for sound effects in classic Hollywood movies.

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ADVm4 TIL about the Makapansgat Pebble, a waterworn piece of Jasper that unmistakably resembles a human face. This pebble was carried a great distance to a South African cave by an Australopithecus hominid around 3,000,000 years ago. It is the earliest known evidence for human visual-symbolic thought.
1axA8 TIL kingdom hearts director Tetsuya Nomura and square Enix's hope that they can use Mickey Mouse as the main character, but Disney were particularly protective of their company mascot. In the end Disney allowed Nomura to use Mickey once, Which is shown in the end of kingdom hearts 1
dVBZ TIL that the serial killer known as the “Hillside Strangler”, Kenneth Bianchi, while actively murdering women was also applying to join the ranks of the LAPD and attended several ride alongs with police officers who were searching for the Hillside Strangler.
j6jRX TIL The town of Curtis, Nebraska is so desperate for new residents they are offering free plots of land if you agre to build a house and no string cash incentives if you enroll your child in local school. The plots are on paved streets with access to utilities.
eRAD TIL: After the Chernobyl disaster, the soviets held a “May Day” parade to calm the public. The parade was exposed to deadly levels of radiation and all records of the event soon disappeared from the National Archives. The organizer committed suicide.