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[โ€“] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wasn't sure about this, felt like an online myth, so checked it out on Wikipedia. Seems legit. On a related note, found quite the rabbit hole on that article:

Other scientific terms first used in fiction:

  • Boojum tree
  • Crash bandicoot
  • Flange as the collective noun for baboons
  • Horrendous Space Kablooie
  • Quark
  • Shmoo
  • Snark
  • Sonic
  • Waldo