TIL scientists named a bacteria after the famous Welsh town with the 58-letter name; Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis, it's considered the longest name in the binomial nomenclature system, bearing 73 letters in total.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxococcus_llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis
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