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P1p4w TIL that a professional wrestling pay-per-view event jointly produced by Japan and the United States was held in Pyongyang, North Korea in 1995. It was called "Collision in Korea", and holds the record for the largest attendance of a pro wrestling event in history
w4Y6 TIL Ferrero uses a quarter of the worlds hazelnuts making Nutella.
b9Re4 TIL during one of the Graham Bond Organization concerts drummer Ginger Baker attacked his bandmate, bassist Jack Bruce, with a knife.
l70BB TIL that The Animals’ frontman Eric Burdon claimed he inspired the Beatles' line "I am the Eggman" after telling John Lennon about a sexual experience he had with his girlfriend involving a raw egg
4k8pa TIL Dr. Seuss pronounced his pseudonym "Soice" (rhymes with "voice"). It was his mother's maiden name, so he should know!