› added 6 years ago

208

TIL that Toho Studios actually employs a man whose official title is "Chief Godzilla Officer." His name is Keiji Ota, and he's currently laying plans for a Godzilla Cinematic Universe.

Read more io9.gizmodo.com

via reddit.com

69oeQ TIL Jonas Salk, Who Invented the Polio Vaccine, Could Have Been the Richest Person in the World If He Had Patented It, but He Chose to Give It Away for Free
78eOx TIL about the Oncorhynchus rastrosus, also known as the saber-toothed salmon, an extinct species of salmon. Members of this species had a pair of small "fangs" protruding from the tip of the snout
7rGgO TIL the emoji Movie had an 8% approval rating, was ranked "Worst Movie of 2017" by multiple major outlets, and yet still made four times its production budget.
WkMJA TIL Brown bats, with 20 hours of sleep, sleep the most of any animal. Giraffes can go for weeks without napping, needing 30 minutes to fully recharge.
6EX07 TIL that map makers created an imaginary town as a copyright trap but so many people went there it became a real town until the only store closed