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TIL that Ann Margret, the famous singer, dancer and actress from the 60s, was of Swedish descent and emigrated to the US in 1946 with the family not knowing a word of English.

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MayB TIL that a family of people with blue skin lived in Kentucky for many generations. The Fulgates of Troublesome Creek are thought to have gained their blue skin through a combination of inbreeding and a rare genetic condition known as methemoglobinemia.
MeJjK TIL in 1898 The Meister Print ( the Meister Footprint) was found it refers to two trilobites in slate that appeared to be crushed in a human shoe print in a 500million years old strata near Antelope springs,Utah. Was considered a evidence against evolution but was discarded by paleontologists.
axpJ TIL that in 1990, Chuck Berry was sued by 59 women because - at his Missouri restaurant, “The Southern Air” - he had had hidden cameras installed in the ladies’ room. Even though one female was a minor, he managed to avoid sexual abuse charges, and paid out a settlement of $1.2million.
GL15 TIL Phyllis (from The Office US) was once an NFL cheerleader and a burlesque dancer.
wLAYo TIL that Melbourne, Australia used to be named Batmania after one of its founders, John Batman