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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