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TIL the term "chemist" is derived from "alchemist"

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BeND TIL Marie Curie (née Skłodowska) named the element Polonium (symbol: Po) after her country of birth, Poland (Latin: Polonia), which was then part of the Russian Empire.
x6V7b TIL Werwolf was a Nazi plan to create a resistance force which would operate behind enemy lines as the Allies advanced through Germany.
6E6pw TIL that comedian Bert Kreischer was such a hellraiser at Florida State University that Rolling Stone did a six page feature on him calling him ''the top partyer at the number one party school in the country" that was the inspiration for the movie, "National Lampoon's Van Wilder".
VAMp TIL that the violent crime rate in the US has dropped dramatically in the last few decades, but the majority of Americans think it’s increasing.
nDDr TIL The US Supreme Court Officially Recognizes Video Games As Art And Protects Them Under The First Amendment