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TIL that the latin name for the american Plains Bison is “Bison bison bison”

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K8vR TIL on this day in 1981, Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 air traffic controllers
QNl99 TIL Explorer James Cook charted "Sandy Island" near Australia, but it does not seem to exist and was not removed from maps until 1974.
epx4n TIL the Children's Python is a relatively small python species that lives in Australia. It's named after English zoologist John George Children.
VB4VD TIL of Disciplina - the Roman goddess of discipline - commonly worshipped by imperial Roman soldiers, she was said to promote "frugality, sternness, and faithfulness"
MjRa TIL One of the first Egyptian creation myths involved Atum, the first being, reproducing by masturbating & swallowing his own cum. He then spit out the god of moisture & mist, literally naming it “spit” (Tefnut). Then he sneezed out the god of air & emptiness, literally naming it “sneeze” (Shu).