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TIL that the scientific name for the western lowland gorilla is ‘gorilla gorilla gorilla’

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vByr TIL-We don’t sneeze in our sleep, because out “sneeze nerve” is sleeping as well.
nejZb TIL Australian doctor Barry Marshall was mocked by physicians of his time when he hypothesized that the bacterial species H. pylori can cause stomach ulcers. To prove his hypothesis, he drank cultured H. pylori and developed stomach ulcers as a result. He later received the Nobel Prize in 2005.
nDaW TIL Mattel once tried to sue Aqua over their song “Barbie Girl”. The judge literally told them to “chill”.
wLYvJ TIL that astronauts who return to Earth after a long time in space drop things in mid-air and expect them to float.
yVOLJ TIL that Van Gogh painted 5 different canvases featuring sunflowers, chose the sunflower because it best expressed "gratitude" and used only three shades of yellow to create the entire painting.