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Paul McCartney Spent Nine Days in a Japanese Jail

Paul McCartney arrived in Japan with Wings for an 11-concert tour. Customs found cannabis in his luggage, the tour collapsed, and one of the world’s biggest musicians spent nine days in detention before being deported. #WhoCaresHistory #PaulMcCartney #Wings #BeatlesHistory #MusicHistory #WeirdHistory #HistoryShorts #JapanHistory #TrueHistory #HistoryThatSoundsMadeUp

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The strange part—without losing the facts.

Paul McCartney arrived in Japan with Wings for an 11-concert tour. Customs found cannabis in his luggage, the tour collapsed, and one of the world’s biggest musicians spent nine days in detention before being deported. #WhoCaresHistory #PaulMcCartney #Wings #BeatlesHistory #MusicHistory #WeirdHistory #HistoryShorts #JapanHistory #TrueHistory #HistoryThatSoundsMadeUp

Paul McCartney arrived in Japan with Wings for an 11-concert tour. Customs found cannabis in his luggage, the tour collapsed, and one of the world’s biggest musicians spent nine days in detention before being deported. #WhoCaresHistory #PaulMcCartney #Wings #BeatlesHistory #MusicHistory #WeirdHistory #HistoryShorts #JapanHistory #TrueHistory #HistoryThatSoundsMadeUp

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