About 50 million years ago, whales walked on land and were about the size of a wolf.
The baculum of a Raccoon is called a Texas toothpick.
@TheFunCartel I chuckled after looking that up.
@gem7 About that same time, birds were the dominant species on Earth, before the ascent of mammals. Giant birds roamed the land eating horses, which were the size of dogs.
@TxTom I am so glad those birds aren't around anymore. Evolution is amazing.
That picture makes me want to play a few rounds in Monster Hunter ...
Excellent BBC/Discovery Channel miniseries from the early 2000s.
Walking with Monsters Walking with Dinosaurs Walking with Beasts
@gem7 " I am so glad those birds aren't around anymore. Evolution is amazing."
Maybe “those birds” aren’t around anymore, but their relatives still are!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/14/cassowary-attack-giant-bird-kills-owner-in-florida-after-he-fell
@CelestialTouch Ugh, that is really gruesome.
On average, 5 people a year die from fallen coconuts 🥥
GMO use in soybeans in North Dakota correlates with geothermal power generated in Russia.
https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
A group of lizards is called a "lounge".
The snail has more teeth than a shark.
Iceland doesn't have mosquitoes or snakes.
The outside of a shadow is called the penumbra.
The word umbrella literally means little shadow.
One of Bob Kane's inspirations for Batman was Zorro. Later, it would be revealed that the movie the Waynes went to the night Bruce's parents were killed was The Mark of Zorro.
A total of 928 prisoners tried to escape from Auschwitz, including 878 men and 50 women. Of these, 196 successfully escaped, and most of them lived to see the end of the war.
Why is it called a murder of crows when all other birds are just flocks
Covey of quail, gaggle of geese, charm of finches, parliament of owls..
And probably others. No idea why, other than people love language.
Man I honestly did not realize there are so many different breed specific terms. Interesting use of language for sure
@starrynitecuds wow. Just saw this. Iceland has no attorneys at all?!
@lovingspoonfull are we now George and Gracie? Or Lucy and Desi?
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@starrynitecuds I wouldn’t presume… but I couldn’t resist when I saw blood sucking parasites and vipers on the list. 😇
@interalia626 love that clip.
@lovingspoonfull they were my favorite silly comedy duos, but with one more person, we could be the 3 Stooges.
@starrynitecuds yes, it’s been years since I thought of either of them. They were fun duos.
Do you see yourself as a Larry, moe, or a curly?
@starrynitecuds that’s all the convincing I need! Booking my one way trip to Iceland, now!
@lovingspoonfull I'm definitely Larry. Which do you want to be?
@starrynitecuds and that’s where it breaks down. Its not fun with two Larrys. 😇
I would naturally be Larry probably 2/3 of the time, with a whimsical curly the other 1/3.