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  1. Asmodean

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    I also thought 'could have known that' when it was pointed out to me. But yeah, never thought about it before ...and somehow the industry wasn't very vocal about it :p
     
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    Plastic in cans.
    Plastic bottles
    Plastic cups.
    And we can't even have the world living in the good old days drinking from cattle horns because that would be seen as animal cruelty. Stay classy, Germany with you 15lb glass steins.
     
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  5. Vanilla Gorilla

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    The term eaves dropper comes from wooden statues built into the ceiling of one of Henry VIIIs residences, designed to let the guests know someone was always listening to the gossip

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  7. MeAgain

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    Earthworms can get to be pretty big.

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    MeAgain, Jul 6, 2019
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  9. Vanilla Gorilla

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    The first fax machine was invented 33 years before the first telephone

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    Nintendo was formed in 1889, 85 years before it released its first game console
     
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    And the history of Internet goes back to late 1950s, right?
     
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  15. Vanilla Gorilla

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    The moons diameter along its equator is 3476 km

    Australia is 4042 km wide


    Australia is wider than the moon
     
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  17. Grandeur

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    Hmm.
     
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  19. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Well, actually George Stibitz was the first to send non analog information over a phone line using a computer in 1940. He was the one that first coined the term "digital" to describe the step pulses

    The internet didnt really start with APARNET
     
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  23. Asmodean

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    Asmodean, Jul 6, 2019
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    According to the aquatic ape hypothesis modern man had ape ancestors who spent a lot of time in the water.

    Point 1: All hairless mammals had ancestors who evolved from the water, including elephants. (Except some hairless mole somewhere that never leaves the ground).
    2. Humans have subcutaneous fat. Our fat is at the surface and distributed under the skin similar to whales.
    3. Our olfactory system has receded similar to water dwelling creatures.
    4. Our fingers and toes wrinkle in water, possibly to improve grip on wet surfaces.
    5. Our feet are designed to walk on swampy surfaces and lake bottoms.
    6. We have webbed hands and feet during prenatal development which sometimes carries into adulthood.
    7. Our trachea is in our throats rather than the nasal cavity allowing us to close off our trachea while diving. (We can hold our breath).
    8. Walking upright is much easier when wading.
    9. We can dive into water gracefully.
    10. We, along with other aquatic mammals, have large brains.
    11. Our baby fat allows for more buoyant babies, and babies have an instinct ability to swim and hold their breath under water.

    Most common among all aquatic animals but not other apes.
     
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    No surprises there. Euphrates and Tigris were always super important. Clay was always also, very important in creation tales. :)

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    That reminded me

    Horses cant vomit, I read that somewhere a couple weeks back, forgot to put it in this thread.

    I assume they cant hold their breath as well



    As for No. 6, we all start with a tail too
     
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    Based off this :

    Sphynx Cat's came about by being selectively bred by humans.
     
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  35. Asmodean

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    There is an obvious connection here with humans and their creators, the Annunaki. I think its clear we lost our fur after we were selectively bred and otherwise modified by our alien overlords. If you read between the lines it's in every holy book.
     
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  39. Vanilla Gorilla

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    I stand corrected
     
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