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TIL Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins owns the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)

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LkbZd TIL there once lived a species of pterodactyl dubbed Cryodrakon boreas, which translates to "frozen dragon of the north wind," that had a wingspan of 33 feet, about as wide as an F-16 fighter jet.
0dRKR TIL Japan is the only country in the world to use 100v AC, and that the frequency varies (50hz in the east, 60hz in the west) because they bought equipment from two different manufacturers/countries
O6aL TIL Saturn has a moon called Mimus and it has a crater in it that makes it look look like the Death Star
VMKZZ TIL Shrek was originally given a thick Canadian accent by actor Mike Meyers. However, after animation had begun and the dialogue almost finished, Meyers decided the character would be better portrayed with a Scottish accent. The film had to be re-animated and cost over $4 million
w7ZJ TIL one of the inspirations for Ian Fleming’s character James Bond was Dusan Popov, a double agent that handed J. Edgar Hoover the plans for the Pearl Harbor attack. Hoover however, didn’t trust the double agent and did not pass on the information.