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

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ZX8D TIL Men competed nude in the Ancient Olympics to celebrate the achievements of the human body. Because of that married women were not allowed to watch the Olympics with death as a punishment. In Sparta which is more liberal both men and women exercised in the nude.
VMgWZ TIL the 'Destroying Angel' mushroom, if consumed, creates an unusual sensation called a 'walking ghost' phase, where the victim doesn't feel sick, but damage to their cells is irreversible and they almost certainly die
a8JLL TIL that Six Flags of New Orleans was Abandoned after Hurricane Katrina. The Park is an overgrown swamp now with the attractions still up as they were pre-hurricane.
9YLQ6 TIL that serial killer Paul Knowles was shot dead, while trying to escape from a police car. Apparently, he reached across the back seat, and tried to steal one of the officers' gun.
xVBo7 TIL that the number of Jews worldwide as of 2019, is the same number of Jews there were in 1925, pre-WW2.