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TIL The original Godzilla roar was made by slowing down the playback of a leather glove being dragged across the strings of a bass.

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4XMyo TIL that in 2002, the band Creed put on such a bad show at the Allstate Arena in Illinois that a $2,000,000 class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all of the fans in attendance.
P1VvE TIL that FBI agents advised radio stations not to play "Sixteen Tons" in the late 1940s because they considered it subversive and accused Merle Travis of communist sympathies. Tennessee Ford's version later became one of the best selling singles in history.
mxbyR TIL McDonald's and NASA explored an advertising agreement for a planned mission to the asteroid 449 Hamburga; however, the spacecraft was eventually cancelled.
OGLp7 TIL there are five main species of Pacific salmon commonly targeted by anglers (Wild-caught): Chinook (King), Coho (Silver), Sockeye (Red), Pink, and Chum. In the Atlantic, the Atlantic salmon is the only species and is typically farmed.
DQX1r TIL that until infant pain was formally recognized in 1987, it was widely assumed that infants didn't feel pain, leading to many undergoing major surgeries without anesthesia.