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TIL the decorative post at the bottom of a set of stairs is called the Newel Post

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ANYDw TIL almost all ABBA songs were written exclusively by Björn and Benny and their manager Stig, with only one being credited to Agnetha or Frida.
mpOY TIL Homestarrunner was the original creator of the misspelling Doge
MePx0 TIL this 2 ton acrylic slab was going to be the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey, but Kubrick rejected it and went with the iconic black design instead.
b66k7 TIL about Srivijaya, a lost 14th century city that ruled Indonesia and much of Southeast Asia for over 600 years but which disappeared without a trace. Its location was recently uncovered when fisherman on the River Musi discovered golden artefacts from the city caught in their nets.
Ypvgd TIL of The Conqueror, a 1956 movie produced by Howard Hughes, starring John Wayne and filmed downwind from a nuclear weapons testing site. 91 crew members later developed cancer including Wayne and his two sons. Panned by critics, Hughes purchased every print to keep it out of circulation.