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About That Time Marlon Brando Invented Swimming Pool Shoes and Conga Drums

Oscar winner, letter writer , Godfather… drum innovator? Turns out Marlon Brando was all of those things, an avid inventor with multiple patents to his name including one for a revolutionary tuning system for conga drums. Said prototype still sits in a storage facility in West L.A., which NPR visited recently to get the scoop on Brando’s secret scientific pursuits.

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About That Time Marlon Brando Invented Swimming Pool Shoes and Conga Drums

Ben Affleck Forms a Congo Line

We know it can be confusing. Ben Affleck isn’t heading to Dancing With the Stars—that’s the conga!—he’s launching the Eastern Congo Initiative. The…

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Ben Affleck Forms a Congo Line