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TIL that Iron Man started filming before the script was finished. As a result, most of the dialog in the movie is improvised because the director felt that it would make the movie feel more natural

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LkR09 TIL the worst record in MLB history belongs to the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, for losses (134) and winning percentage (.130). They were so bad that opponents refused to visit their park, forcing Cleveland to play 112 of 154 games on the road, leading to an impossible-to-break record of 101 road losses.
d8ky9 TIL: Godzilla's roar was created by dragging a resin-coated leather glove along the loosened strings of a double bass.
QAA9 TIL the US is currently developing a weapon that shoots an invisible laser beam, causing a small plasma explosion upon contact which stuns the victim, as well as causing radiation that results in immense pain due to nerve cell damage. It can be used at ranges up to 2 km.
GYKn1 TIL about a poem written called "The Chaos" written by Gerard Nolst Trenite that highlights the absurdities and nuances of the English language. New english speakers will likely have trouble reading it, but native readers will probably breeze through it.
d8KAd TIL R Kelly was 27 when he illegally married singer Aaliyah (15) who falsely stated her age as 18