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TIL that the word goodbye comes from an abbreviation of ‘God be with ye’ (godbwye)

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yVjrV TIL that the creator of Wonder Woman, William Marston, was a psychologist who was famous for inventing the lie detector. He was also a BDSM enthusiast and a firm believer in the superiority of women, stating that Wonder Woman was an allegory for the type of woman he believed should run the world.
KGPR TIL - “The death of the chemistry set is almost an unintended consequence of the rise in consumer protection laws.”
WdeL TIL Leonard Nimoy fought to get pay equity for Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek in the 1960s
07Nv TIL One of the most notorious serial killers was released in 1998 for $50 bail on good behavior. Pedro López was convicted of 110 murders in 1983. With his whereabouts unknown, Interpol has issued for his rearrest for another murder in 2002.
kJxAg TIL The Yellowstone National Park is on top of a caldera, which is a volcano that explodes so powerfully and immediately that everything around falls into the hole created, thus you are vacationing inside the top of volcano, but it looks flat and not like a "normal" shield volcano.