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4k9pJ TIL Aristotle wrote the heart has only three chambers, and that tiny organisms can be generated spontaneously out of inanimate matter. It is now known that the left atrium is very difficult to observe and took Louis Pasteur to prove that growth doesn't happen in a container without micro-organisms
jNXAE TIL Aristotle developed a comprehensive and systematic theory of animal reproduction and embryology. He hypothesized that the 'final cause' or purpose of sexual generation lies in its ability to create more options for diverse functions
V1LB TIL Wagner and Nietzsche were very close friends, until they had a cat-fight and Wagner wrote a letter to Nietzsche’s physician explaining that all his health problems (later discovered to be syphilis) were due to his “excessive masturbation.”