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TIL Western science hadn’t yet discovered the Gorilla when Darwin was writing ‘On The Origin of Species’

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D1Mdv TIL that for the "Laurel" vs "Yanny" debate, by filtering the recording for only higher frequency sounds, you'd hear "Yanny" more clearly, and vice versa
E1r0W TIL that in a Hawaiian creation myth, our universe was created from the wreckage of a previous universe, with the only survivors being octopuses.
W7LE4 TIL: about Clive Wearing, a British Musician who contracted a herpes virus which attacked his central nervous system. This resulted in a total loss of memory except for 30 seconds in the present and the love he has for his wife.
7r4Qp TIL about DNA memory, memories that pass genetically through generations, experts have said that the environment can affect an individual's genetics, which can in turn be passed on.
X0En6 TIL the director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) limited the quantity of onscreen gore in hopes of securing a PG rating, but the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rated it an R.