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TIL Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins is the owner and president of the National Wrestling Alliance(NWA)

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Wk44d TIL that Rita Coolidge claims to have written the piano coda in the rock classic 'Layla' recorded in 1971 by Eric Clapton's Derek and the Dominoes. Coolidge claims she and the band's drummer had collaborated on a song which was played to Clapton and later used in Layla. She was refused a credit.
Jarj TIL According to the World Health Organization, obesity has surpassed hunger as the greatest worldwide threat.
Ypv9P TIL Watermelon is the official state vegetable of Oklahoma.
vrMK TIL: There are giant concrete arrows built every 10 miles that span from NYC to San Francisco which were used by USPS Pilots to trace their way across America
YpbxG TIL that Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen's left arm was amputated in 1984 after he was involved in a car crash. He continues to play with one arm and was named one of the top 10 drummers of all time by Gigwise.