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TIL that in Greek mythology Chaos was the origin of everything

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8gY4 TIL Brian May, lead guitarist for Queen, has a PhD in astrophysics and is currently helping the New Horizons team examine data from Pluto
yP0J TIL a man was executed for starting the Great Fire of London after he claimed he threw a fire-bomb through a bakery window. This was despite the fact that he was heavily crippled, the bakery had no windows, and it was proven at his trial that he was not even in the country at the time.
yVLll TIL that “Jacuzzi” is an ACTUAL brand name that has become a generic trademark, and not just an Italian name for “hot tub”….just like Q-Tip, Xerox, and Kleenex.
AEkx TIL that the brains of transgender people more closely match the brains of the gender they identify as than the one they don’t
nD7r TIL that whenever a Taser is fired, colorful confetti shoots out. Each piece of confetti has the serial number of the cartridge that fired it, for tracking purposes.