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TIL that the character Rocket Raccoon of the Guardians of the Galaxy was inspired by the Beatles' 1968 song 'Rocky Raccoon' from their White Album

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g8Ly TIL Montreal has musical swing sets downtown. When in motion, they produce sounds. If you can sync all 3 swings, it creates a song.
loemK TIL when the Grand Canyon divided the local squirrel population, they evolved into two different species. Despite being separated only by the Colorado River and remaining extremely similar in appearance, they are now so genetically incompatible that they can no longer interbreed.
9WP7 TIL that the Normandy beach landing scene in Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan cost $12Million alone, employed use of over 1,500 extras and has been rated ‘the best battle scene of all time’ by Empire magazine
jMAX TIL the chlorine “smell” in pools is due to the chemical’s reaction with impurities…like poop….
GYQME TIL that people spend about 6 years of a typical lifetime dreaming. We also cannot dream and snore at the same time.