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TIL there was a horror movie character that was replicated in wrestling as "Leatherface" would wield a chainsaw often running through arenas terrorizong the audience.

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kOkV7 TIL that George Harrison created a film production company to fund Monty Python's Life of Brian at a cost of £3 million, because he "wanted to see the movie"—later being described by Terry Jones as "the world's most expensive cinema ticket".
M7Mm7 TIL virtually all land in Hong Kong is leased from the government. The only freehold land that currently exists belongs to St. John's Cathedral, which it received in 1847
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m40E TIL the KISS logo was hand-drawn by the band’s vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley on his kitchen table in 1973, and the imperfect lettering has only changed in Germany where it was said to glorify the Nazi SS logo.
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