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In honor of what would have been Freddie Mercury's 70th birthday this week, an asteroid was named after the late Queen frontman. Asteroid 17473 Freddiemercury was discovered in 1991, the same year Mercury passed away. A touching celestial tribute to the superstar, this is far from the strangest thing named after a celebrity. In fact, here are 10 more unexpected things named after famous people.