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TIL: In 2015, Japan declared Godzilla as an official citizen...

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4kyg5 TIL when David Lynch was asked by fans for clues or answers regarding one of his films, he'd typically refuse; however when fans in France asked him for clues to help them decipher Mulholland Drive (2001), he gave them 10. "I thought the clues were only going to exist in France & then..the internet"
OJM6 TIL the Liters of Light project uses no electricity to illuminate windowless homes in and beyond the Philippines - their solution uses a recycled plastic bottle with some water and bleach yet provides the equivalent output of a 60-watt bulb
vOND TIL there is a bird that can imitate the sounds of chainsaws and car alarms.
mxVgp TIL RCA spent 17 years trying to find a way to put movies on vinyl records. In 1981 they finally achieved this, marketing the SelectaVision system. Unfortunately by the time they finished researching the system, someone had invented the VHS video tape.
p8bMG TIL "The Hole in the wall" project put computers inside walls in poor villages/slums in India with no English teachers/guide. In a few months, the 6 to 13 year old children taught themselves English using the computer and told the researchers they needed a faster processor and better mouse.