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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

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WkbeA TIL: Cassowary is the world's Most dangerous bird, The reason is that this exotic bird can seriously injure or kill a human or dog in an instant with its deadly claws.
78bRL TIL about the 1907 danish film Løvejagten, which was controversial for containing the actual killing of two lions. The lions were bought from a german zoo, and the footage was banned by denmark.
9wYZM TIL of the Kangina - a Afghani traditional practice that preserves fruits into the winter months. It is made of wet clay-rich mud, molded into a bowl shape and sun baked. When dried, the fruit – often grapes - are sealed inside with more serving of mud to form a closed, air-tight vessel.
kWGe TIL Several test pilots were once awarded astronaut wings despite not being in a space program. They managed to exceed 50 miles in altitude or more while attempting to break the world speed record in an X-15 test aircraft. They even managed to break Mach 4, 5, and 6…at up to 67 miles above earth.
VBl4Z TIL that the last recipient of the Gaddafi Human Rights Prize is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was awarded the prize in 2010.