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TIL that in Greek mythology Chaos was the origin of everything
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TIL the doctor responsible for anesthetizing the boys during the thai cave rescue believed that there was no chance of the plan actually working
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TIL French banks are still using a very old rule to calculate Bank accounts Interest on a Biweekly basis, and none have implemented a daily calculation yet. Back in the days bankers were manually doing accounting twice a month.
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TIL Full House star, Jodie Sweetin, was born in jail (starts at 2:30)
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TIL that- in spite of the "women and children first" rule- more men (338) survived the Titanic sinking than women (316). However, a little more than half of the surviving men were crew members, and 82% of the male passengers died.
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TIL Texas' state government has a directly elected Railroad Commission. Despite the name, it ceased to regulate railroads in 2005 and now regulates on the oil and gas industry.