America is a continent, not a country. "Americas" is as correct as "Europes".
But certainly those who decided to call it gulf of america are not aware of that.
Hahahha, I just learnt about that gene a little while ago and thought the same: that's an stupid name for a gene. How would you name them? (the gene and the command)
It does make sense! When you modify a file, you do "things" on it, you write it. So the minimum you can possibly do to a file to modify it, is "to poke it": to touch it.
Oh, that's what you mean... yeah, there are humans behind, but potato potato, swap one brain for another... anyway it is a killing machine that can get you anywhere in the planet.
Yup, sounds like my average experience