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TIL that the first Spearmint Rhino strip clubs were converted from a chain of children's restaurants called the Peppermint Elephant.

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PYgRG TIL professional wrestling heels were hugely influential in the development of The Beastie Boys. "The idea of being bad-guy rappers, saying really outlandish things in interviews, that all came from a love of pro wrestling," said Rick Rubin.
gAob TIL Playboy’s circulation reached its peak at 7 million in 1972, down to about 1.5 million today
waM6 TIL that Gamespot ripped the PSX version of Alien Resurrection to shreds for its “awful control scheme” of moving with the left analogue stick and looking with the right, better known as todays standard for console shooters
1aK0O TIL Meilleurs Ouvriers de France , is an honorary title given to the best Chefs in France, since 1920 only 200 have been awarded, the candidates show high technical skills : Pollack in one dish has to be pierced in four places by Herring Lardons, the latter imparts its saltiness into the Pollack.
W7wnX TIL that Marco Evaristti, an artist from Chile known for making art work that shocks people, cooked meatballs in his own fat that he got from his liposuction.