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TIL - Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA was one of the backing vocalists singing the words "Moviestar, oh Moviestar, oh-oh-oh" on Harpo's hitsingle Moviestar from 1975

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mdZE TIL the Titanic II which is set to sail in 2016 will replicate the former ship so much that third class passengers will actually be ‘deloused’ on arrival.
N7QxP TIL The warty comb jelly or sea walnut has a 'transient anus'. It forms a new anus (that immediately closes) every time it defecates. This has never been seen before and was observed only recently with this creature
JGL4 TIL German archaeologists at Herxheim discovered 7,000 y/o mass graves containing at least 500 people who were ritually butchered and eaten by an unknown cannibalistic culture as part of a “…standard, repetitive, and strongly ritualised practice.”
0DW5 TIL that Wayne Gretzky lost 2 of his 62 records since retiring. He also gained back his record for highest average points per game from Mario Lemieux. Lemieux, who came out of retirement from 2000-2005, lowered his average thus giving the record BACK to Gretzky.
0wmm1 TIL Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee has a Recombobulation Area for passengers to put themselves and their luggage back together after passing through security.