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There are billions of stars in the universe, but what are they made of and how are they all unique? What actually are black holes and how do they work? And what will happen to the Earth when the Sun dies? Learn all of this and more in this episode!

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A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke and Bryony!

Swear words are commonly used today in everyday language, but where did they originate? Were they always "bad" words? Ellie covers some of the most popular swear words that exist in the English language and goes back through history to find out where they came from!

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Where to Find Us:

Find the full notes for this episode, including where you can learn more about these topics, at learnaboutpod.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @learnaboutpod.

Support us on Patreon:

Want to help support the show? For £2/month you'll get early episodes, a chance to vote on which topics we cover next, and extra bonus bits that don't make the final episodes. Go to patreon.com/learnaboutpod to get started!

A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke and Bryony!

If you've seen Hamilton, you know about the duel that ended Hamilton's life at the expense of Aaron Burr's reputation. But what happened to Burr after he shot Hamilton? How did he spend the rest of his life?

In this episode, Charlotte covers Aaron Burr's entire life, from birth to death, including ambitions to invade a country, start a new empire, and his several illegitimate children.

Find the full notes for this episode, including where you can learn more about this topic, at learnaboutpod.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @learnaboutpod.

Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/learnaboutpod

It's our podcast's first birthday! In honour of this, Ellie discusses horror movie anniversaries - some of the films that are also celebrating big birthdays this year - and some of the creepy true crime and paranormal things that happened on their sets.

Find the full notes for this episode, including where you can learn more about this topic, at learnaboutpod.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @learnaboutpod.

Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/learnaboutpod

We're joined by our first ever guest, and we're diving into a subject we haven't covered on the podcast before: true crime! Llinos joins us to talk about Lizzie Borden, an American woman who was accused of brutally murdering her father and stepmother. However, she was declared not guilty, and the case was never officially solved.

Thanks so much to Llinos for joining us - if you want to be a guest and teach us something, get in touch on our website!

You can find the full notes for this episode at learnaboutpod.com.

Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/learnaboutpod