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

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ne4wb TIL that Gothic literature makes a distinction between “terror” and “horror.” Terror is the sense of dread and apprehension that precedes an experience, horror is the sense of revulsion after an experience.
R1Bj TIL that the U.S. school system serves 30.5 million lunches per day. 65% of the students are so poor that their lunch is free. Another 7% only pay $0.40. Only 28% of students are well off enough to pay the $3 per meal.
9wDoM TIL The last universal common ancestor (LUCA) is the hypothesized common ancestral cell from which the three domains of life, the Bacteria, the Archaea, and the Eukarya originated.
XEYaj TIL Annie Hawkins-Turner, better known by the stage name Norma Stitz ("enormous tits"), holds the Guinness World Record for largest natural breasts. By American bra estimation, her measurements would put her in a 48V bra.
4Xa9w TIL the Mayans would use Chicle as a filling for tooth cavities. Chicle has a naturally high sugar content.