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TIL that there were serious plans in 1992 to build a full-scale replica of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek as a resort attraction in Las Vegas

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GA1AN TIL that Cher is often credited as the first artist to use auto-tune in a song with her 1998 hit "Believe"
6E01Q TIL, Rasputin (born a peasant in Russia, but became a holy preacher) didn't die when his wine was poisoned. He also predicted that the entire imperial family would be killed by Russian people if he were killed by government officials (which became true when they were killed during Russian Revolution
j6J4E TIL in the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, a local style of accordion folk music known as Famo has sprung a fierce bloody gang war which has contributed to its high homicide rate. Little-known to the outside world, scores of musicians and hundreds of DJs, fans, family members etc. have been slain.
GxAJ TIL Australia hasn’t had a recession in almost 25 years.
v1XaK TIL in 1971 Sean Connery vowed he would never play the role of James Bond again. 12 years later he went on to star in one more James Bond movie where the producers then changed the title to be “Never Say Never Again”.