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TIL Queen guitarist Brian May is an astrophysicist and member of the NASA team that interprets data from Pluto.

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Jjv1 TIL Canada deemed “Third World” in Broadband Internet rating by Netflix.
X04jE TIL That Aspirin was initially Byer's trademark name for acetylsalicylic acid that scientists at the Bayer company began studying in 1897. They received a patent for Aspirin in 1900.
nWapG TIL The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for more than 5,000 years. It was found in 2002, approximately 12 miles south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and is now housed in the city’s museum.
Bgadb TIL about Project December, which is an AI that someone used to generate a simulated conversation with their dead fiancé in 2021.
kJdp5 TIL the reason why some potato chips are brown in color and seem 'burned' can be attributed to 'Zebra Chip'. Zebra Chip is a disease that alters the sugar levels in the potato. The sugar caramelizes and turns the chip brown when it is fried, giving it an off taste and burnt appearance