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TIL GPT as in ChatGPT stands for “Generative Pre-trained Transformer”

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M7prm TIL medieval alchemists associated the 7 known metals at the time (gold, silver, quicksilver, copper, iron, tin, and lead) with the 7 classical planets (the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, respectively). Because of this association, quicksilver is called "mercury" today.
KYj9E TIL that Ketchup used to be made without tomatoes.
YpkOr TIL 'expresso' is considered an acceptable variant of 'espresso' by the Oxford English Dictionary.
D4kp TIL that after Tupac was cremated, his ashes were mixed with marijuana and smoked by members of his hip-hop group, Outlawz.
yEe8 TIL that Mississippi, which is 37% Black, has not had a Black senator for 135 years.