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TIL Ace of Base original lineup consisted of three siblings, a brother and two sisters. They were signed to their first contract after a record exec rejected their song "All That She Wants" but got their demo stuck in his car's tape deck and finally decided he liked it. It went straight to no. 1.

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6BjZ TIL of a sea slug that eats algae until it incorporates the algae into its tissues, eventually ceasing to eat and getting all of its energy from the sun directly.
LkPJQ TIL that 20th Century Fox sued Universal Studios in 1978, claiming that Battlestar Galactica used 34 distinct ideas stolen from Star Wars. Universal sued Fox, claiming that Star Wars took ideas from Buck Rogers and Silent Running. The case lasted 5 years before the studios settled out of court.
oRYlL TIL in 1947, Kurt Godel discovered a "loophole" in the US constitution that would permit American democracy to be turned into a dictatorship.
KOe9Q TIL of 'Taxus voor hoop', a Dutch initiative to collect pruning leftovers of Yew trees/bushes from gardens to produce cancer treatment drugs
KOpr4 TIL Joseph Stalin originally trained as a priest in an Orthodox Spiritual Seminary. He at first achieved high grades, but later lost interest, declaring himself an atheist. He was known to stalk out of prayers, refuse to doff his hat to monks, and was confined to a cell for his rebellious behaviour.