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TIL famous architect Buckminster Fuller proposed using the word "world-round" over "world-wide" because he felt like "world-wide" was anachronistic since the flat-earth belief was antiquated

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Ool74 TIL that striped skunk’s binomial name (Mephitis mephitis) essentially means “stinky stinky” in Latin
J1wn8 TIL The scientific name for the famous Corpse Flower (a very large flowering plant that blooms only once every 7-10 years and releases an unbearable scent of feces and rotting flesh) is Amorphophallus titanum, which in Latin translates roughly to "giant, shapeless dick."
6Emm TIL The Mormon Church, through its political organization, the Kingdom of God, plans on gaining a political stronghold in the U.S. government. The goal is to “bring the United States Government under the rule of the priesthood.”
kJgp1 TIL Kate Bush's first tour was in 1979 to promote her first two albums, then she didn't tour again until 2014.