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Each and every single one of us has at least one pearl of wisdom that we feel needs to be shared with everyone else. Something that the world definitely needs to hear. A piece of information, a tiny parcel of a fact that might change everything for the better. Scientists are no different in that regard. They do, however, have access to far more interesting facts and revelations than anyone not from their field. From biology, physics and chemistry to medicine and beyond.

Today, we're bringing you a whole host of intriguing science facts and opinions about science. All those brainy and bright scientists shared their insights under the #MyOneScienceTweet hashtag, started by entomologist Dalton Ludwick, and it’s eye-opening, to say the least.

Scroll down, upvote the facts you thought were the most illuminating, and let us know in the comments what you think. We can’t wait to hear your top science facts, too, Pandas!

Bored Panda wanted to learn more about the way good scientists should approach things and why there have recently been more people mistrusting science in general, so we reached out for a chat to Steven Wooding, a member of the Institute of Physics in the UK. He is also a member of the Omni Calculator Project which hosts a lot of interesting and frankly fun tools like the Weird Units Converter.

To start things off, Steven shared with Bored Panda the most interesting science fact that he knows: "A photon created at the sun's center takes up to 100,000 years to get to the surface but then only 8 minutes to get to Earth. Due to the density of the sun, the newly created photon encounters an atom after a few millimeters; it is absorbed then re-emitted in a random direction. So most of the time, it will not be making progress towards the surface. Once in the emptiness of space, most photons make an uninterrupted journey to Earth." We're willing to bet you probably didn't know that, dear Pandas.

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    Scagsy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, this shouldn't need saying. I really worry about humanity when I see things like this.

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    Steven told Bored Panda that the fundamental basis of the scientific method involves proposing an idea of how the world works and then proving it by experiment. In short, scientists have to set their egos and feelings aside for the sake of getting a step or two closer to the truth. However, that's far easier said than done! We sometimes forget that scientists are human beings just like we are.

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    "To be a good scientist, you have to be open to your original notion being wrong. However, scientists are also humans, so it can be incredibly tough emotionally to accept that you are wrong. It's best to look at the bigger picture of human knowledge and progression. You being proved wrong will help focus effort on other ideas that might be correct. In this way, you play your part in building knowledge," the scientist explained.

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    Tiny Dynamine
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's impossible to argue against this and it a good explanation of why god doesn't exist. If it created us to be the master species, why did it make us so selfish and irresponsible as a whole? "I have created people to destroy this planet in a relatively short period of time. Not one of my best ideas, but I've had enough, really."

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    Manny_Flawz
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was born autistic, so how did I get vaccinated before I was born ?

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    Jayne Kyra
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strange that someone so small plays basketball so well.

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    Steven agrees with the idea that there generally seems to be less trust in scientists and science itself by the public. "You have to have an open mind to accept ideas from others. A great example is the flat earthers. They what to check and verify that the Earth is round by themselves and don't trust anything anyone says on the subject," he pointed out how some people can be misguided.

    "One reason for mistrust in the latest science is that the public see the scientific method playing out in real-time. As more data comes in, the scientists change what they say, which can confuse the public. They may see a scientist admit they were wrong, which raises doubts about everything scientists say. A better understanding of the scientific method would certainly help the public's trust in science," the expert shared a possible reason for all the mistrust.

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    Becky Samuel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A major study published this week estimated 1.2 million deaths last year from drug-resistant infections. That's more than malaria or AIDS and it's only getting worse.

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    Annamagelic
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drives me nuts when people complain about scary "chemicals" or "toxins", but are completely unable to say exactly which chemical is bad or why. Or assume anything with a long scientific name is bad. Just consider the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide, it causes thousands of deaths and millions in property damage, but that doesn't mean we should ban it.

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    One thing that many of us are likely to agree on is that the flood of information in the Digital Age can be overwhelming at times. It sometimes makes us dream of running away to an uninhabited island that doesn’t have tech or internet access. Alas! Not everyone has that luxury.

    So the next best alternative is learning to navigate the choppy waters of information overload. We’ve got to learn to distinguish between reliable and unreliable sources, and learn to fight back against our diminishing attention spans.

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    Leo Domitrix
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This. February 2020 to January 2022, for example. New/more data means you change conclusions. If it's science.

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    NopedOut
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would nanobots that target cancerous cells effectively be a cure, though?

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    Entertainment and pop culture expert Mike Sington from Hollywood knows all about how info overload, especially on social media, can make it hard for some of us to distinguish between facts and fiction. Earlier, he went into detail with Bored Panda about some of the red flags we should watch out for, indicating that a fact or source isn’t trustworthy.

    "Red flags to watch out for that a claim may be fake: it's outlandish, it's too good to be true, you haven't seen the claim anywhere else, you've never heard the source, the source isn't reputable, you can't find two other sources making the same claim, your gut tells you, 'this can't be true,'" Mike shared.

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    Randolph Croft
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just 100 corporations are responsible for 71% of global emissions. So stop blaming the population. Start with the 100 corps. https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change

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    laura edwards
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Less than 10 percent will ever wake up at all. If you have to do CPR and the person still dies, you didn't do anything wrong. Do not feel any guilt.

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    Caro Caro
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so cool. I must have swallowed gallons in my youth and I'm ok. At least, I think I am ;)

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    "The rise of social media has decreased the reliability of information because misinformation can spread so quickly before it can be corrected," the entertainment industry expert shared.

    Even a simple Google check can help fight back against the spread of misinformation. If you take the time to double-check something that sounds iffy, you’re better off than you’d be if you just straight-up believed it. If you can’t find any reliable sources backing up the ‘fact,’ odds are that it’s fake.

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    (T)reacherou(S)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! It's just a few people every year that gets killed by a shark, humans on the other hand kill lots of sharks all the time. They are of utterly importance to the oceans!

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    Two_rolling_black_eyes
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This should be #1. The biggest problem in science is biases because it cripples growth. The Earth remained the center of the universe for 1000s of years longer than it should because we knew that it was true. Millions of women die unnecessarily every year from heart attacks because the entire detection and treatment regime was developed on men. Contextual biases like racial profiling have dramatically affected the African American community's treatment options for chronic diseases. Way too much psychological theory is all based on first world1 8-22 year old college students who, unsurprisingly, do not reflect the overall psychological spectrum of our planet. How many of us can say our own psyche worked the same at 8, 18, 38, and 88? Outright racism gave Hitler proof the Jews were inferior.

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    Mike suggests that everyone should remain skeptical and try to find additional evidence and supporting sourcing before reposting any bit of info. Otherwise, they might be contributing to the problem. “Amplification doesn’t make a claim true or accurate," he said that just because a lot of people believe something doesn’t make it true.

    The expert pointed out that the personally trusts the Associated Press, Reuters, and The New York Times the most. "They employ fact-checkers and editors that ensure the information they post is correct. They’re basically doing the research and homework for you," he told Bored Panda.

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    Furgus McGurgus
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100%. I don't know a single domestic cat who's ever been responsible for a wind farm.

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    Scagsy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why it is a really bad idea to build houses on flood plains.

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    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    many research scientists have autism. Some research scientists work in health. Therefore, autism causes vaccines.

    Lilly Swaim
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do miss when Asperger's was separate though, made for a lot less assumptions when you explained to people why I'm a bit off

    Chaotic-Pansexual (she/they)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my god thank you. As someone on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum, I struggle with this a lot even though I know the facts. I’m high functioning enough not to need constant help (other than behavioral therapy as a child) but I still have sensory issues, cognitive issues and lacking social skills that get in the way of daily life. But to most people I don’t “look” autistic and so most are actually surprised to learn it. Sometimes I feel like I’m being in-genuine with vocalizing my diagnosis because of this, even though it is valid and real.

    June
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or when NTs reply "oh you know that's the same for me" when you try to explain some of your issues and you don't look "autistic enough". 😐

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    Bunzilla
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure I'm on the spectrum as well. I just have way too many peculiarities that line up, compared to most other people. It honestly helps to know, because a lot of the time, you end up asking, "what's wrong with me?" And there's nothing wrong, per-say, you're just a little different.

    Mariza
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will start this with this is just MY OPINION... Being a late diagnosed Autistic female at 32 in the UK. I personally hate all the stuff like different abled. It IS a disability - it causes problems and things that must be overcome because society does not fit with Autism. If I didn't have my partner I wouldn't have had any help at all, I was given my diagnosis and just left. I was told there's no adult support. If it's not a disability then I think people are then just trying to soften and make light of just how much I struggle every single F-ing day. It's exhausting, often humiliating, hard life. Some things are better - I make for a better driver, I notice more, my whole family would rather me drive than anyone else but those pluses are few and far between for me. The hardships way outweigh them and that, for me, must make Autism a disability. It's hard, we need help wherever we are on the spectrum. Well.. there's my 2 pennies and a bit of a rant.

    Evelyn Haskins
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is NOT a diagnosis, It is simply a description of behaviour. Before you can 'treat' it you need to know the cause

    Eiram
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To anyone who thinks Autism (and other learning dissabilities) doesn't really exist because of some kind of spectrum that anyone can fall onto... they are wrong. It's not a brain disease, it is a measurable, testable, disability with very specific markers that have to be met. Being tidy, or messy, or fast or slow are not measurements used, but rather IQ vs, ability, vs knowledge, vs capability to execute an action, all in measurable quantities can lead to a testable diagnosis. Autism is not a weird person without social skills, its an actual physical and psychological disorder and disability that everyday people can deal with, and achieve better lives once they know how to.

    June
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a condition, not necessarily a disability. And even if some autistic persons doesn't consider themselves disabled, masking is very, very draining, and their autism impacts their life in a way that you have no idea.

    Lara M
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One might argue that at the milder end of the spectrum, it's not a disability at all.

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Proud Asperger's over here!

    Kel_how
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was getting my Masters in Teaching Special Ed, I read an awesome article explaining that autism isn't as easily explained as a spectrum. The article reads, "one of the distinguishing features of autism is what the DSM-V calls an 'uneven profile of abilities.' There’s a reason people like to say that 'if you have met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.' Every autistic person presents slightly differently." As a special Ed teacher, this really helped me understand the nuances of Autism and even other disabilities! https://www.google.com/amp/s/neuroclastic.com/its-a-spectrum-doesnt-mean-what-you-think/%3famp

    Ian Bartels
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you! It's called Autism Spectrum Disorder. As a SPED teacher and over the last 10 years, every kids I've worked with that's had Autism has been very distinct and individual.

    Daniel Marsh
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One reason I always hated the anger outpoured on the incel movement is that the reason many "involuntary celibates" are involuntarily celibate is that much of the behavior of some individuals with asperger's syndrome and other mild "on-the-spectrum conditions" is hated as "creepy." And, sometimes it is. I have known an AS person who decided paying unwanted attention wasn't as lonely as paying no attention at all. Tying to the previous issue, is legalized prostitution the answer? Or does that just breed more anger and frustration when the AS person goes home alone and unloved anyway? I don't know whether the AS person I knew turned to prostitution or not, but I do know he frequented strip clubs and still harassed women around him. I know that some of the women he harassed and knew of his strip-club habits still simultaneously felt victimized by him and sorry for him. I also don't mean to typify AS people by him; I know others who just suffer intensely.

    Devil's Advocate
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If every stage of autism is shown, surely it's just a name for people being different to an arbitrary (and probably wrong) definition of "normal"

    just_a_snake_in_a_hat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My twin brother is on the autism spectrum, and I might be too.

    Solidhog
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are so many levels of autism that you could put everybody in the world on the scale. If you sort your CD's or films in a certain order (I know most people don't have them any more!) Or you hang your tools up in your shed or garage in a neat order or your child lines their toys up in a specific order then you could be placed on the autism scale.

    DC
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    ... wouldn't even call it a disability. But then again, I'm not diagnosed ... so maybe, being a light case likely, I may not have the full picture from inside ... cannot share inside views, sadly, either ... anyway, autism is not always bad, but often made to be bad by pressuring children (well, starting when you're children ... they don't stop that) to "fit in", not even only in cases the nonfitting causes any trouble, but just because. Shattered my belief in authority when I was like 5 years old ... couldn't have worded it so, but I pretty early got that any title or badge giving you power over other individuals is likely undeserved and unjustified, at least not earned, but just given and taken and used, often abused.

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    I really think "diffability" needs to be a word.

    Bacony Cakes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's going to REALLY suck for people with lisps.

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    Libstak
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    Is it really a disability though? I get it makes it hard to function in accordance with perceived societal norms to varying degrees but I really wonder about the potential gifts we "normal" people are not seeing in those different from the masses.

    GaeFrog
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saying all autistic people have "gifts" is stereotypical. Some of us just don't and that's fine too.

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    "There are literally too many online sources to list that can’t be trusted and should be avoided. Anyone can basically post anything they want… proceed with caution.”

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    Mike noted that our attention spans have been “reduced to mere seconds at a time.” That’s because this is the way that information and entertainment are fed to us right now.

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    Eb
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's freely chosen, I agree, but it's so tightly bound up with human trafficking, modern slavery, drugs and other abuse that it's hard for many of us to think about in isolation.

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    “People get tiny bite-sized bits of news by scrolling a Twitter feed, they entertain themselves by scrolling quickly through Instagram and TikTok. It’s creating a habit that doesn’t have to be," he warned.

    "The good news is there’s plenty of long-form entertainment and news available, you just have to seek it out. I believe the benefit is worth it. I’ve discovered it improves your ability to focus, it’s more calming, you retain more information, and it gives you a more balanced and nuanced view of the world."

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    Judes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think she's saying that there will never be a single cure for cancer (hence the ".." around cure), not that we'll never be able to cure all cancers.

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    Octavia Hansen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again . . . birth control would reverse this cycle. Human answer to just about everything is MORE MORE MORE, and supply will NEVER keep up . . .

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    Helena R
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work in a hospital lab, we run 24/7 to get results for patients. We get almost no recognition despite how qualified and hard we all work. Hospitals would not be able to operate without us, unless you just want to guess how sick people actually are. Same goes for pharmacy

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    Nikki Sevven
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why the US practice of 8 weeks of maternity leave is so damaging. I firmly believe that one parent needs to stay with kids until they're old enough for school, and it doesn't matter which parent. The fact that families now need two full-time incomes to survive is proof that capitalism is deadly to a healthy society.

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    Libstak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The material world needs science to comprehend it. Religion tries to understand our complex sense of self and is not nor should it be focussed on material things.

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But the T. Rex recognizes the stegosaurus as a meal for a week

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    Furgus McGurgus
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20k sexes? That's why they're...fun guys! I'll get my coat.

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most importantly, our relationship with ourselves

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    postboredom
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a whole industry about this for years. From how we can learn how to compute like a cell to collecting water like a beetle

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    Tiny Dynamine
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From all of the light thrown out by the sun, a miniscule amount of it reaches the earth, but it's enough to keep the planet alive and it will do this for billions of years.

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    Greg Heffley
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really wish there is a way to report trollers like @DillonHughes

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    Robin DJW
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if you do find on in your space, try relocation rather than smashing. If you want your house to thrive, Let the spider run alive.

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    Libstak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If huge amounts of population speak a single language then those who want more opportunity in communities will inevitably have to speak that language. Success is about reaching a lot of people to take an interest in your product or Service, that's just basic.

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    Grumble O'Pug
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wish people saw this slow-rolling disaster for what it was.

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    Tiny Dynamine
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm, they're the current creatures mostly closely related to dinosaurs, you mean.

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    Annamagelic
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Baby Sign Language" is a thing many parents of hearing children teach their babies to facilitate early communication and is thought to HELP with spoken language development. I can't understand why parents of deaf children would deny their children a useful communication tool like sign language.

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    Grumble O'Pug
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Microplastics are an issue. There is still emerging research on how it affects our biome

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    Libstak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who is alive because of surgery and whose sister and parents are also alive because of the same, this makes me rage, it is so unfair.

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    Libstak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The fact that we still think social classes affect whether a person matters or not does not say anything good about the general populations intellect.

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    Eb
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True, and yet so many seem to reject the lived personal reality of emotions and beliefs that dictate so much of what humans do and are!

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone national park, revenues from fishing went up. Wolves ate deers, allowing more trees and shrubberies to grow, reducing erosion, leading to cleaner water in rivers and streams, increasing fish populations leading to more recreational fishing with more licenses and gear sold.

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    T. Hornworm
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh, wouldn't all psychological things be connected to brain mechanisms?

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    PattonPawter
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No idea what the animal in the photo is, could another Panda please tell me?

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    Miss Frankfurter
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Without bacteria, when we are children our immune systems won't develope as well. They need to be introduced to it in order to develope. Of course not the awful ones. But basic environmental stuff that is non-harmful, but we come across in everyday life. When I was born I spent 48 days in an incubator and didn't go home until I was 3 months old. In the nursery that long. When I got home my Mom didn't sterilize by bottles, just washed well in dishsoap and rinsed well in very hot water. My grandmother went ballistic. Mom said "She's just spent 3 months in the nursery. She wouldn't know what to do with a germ if she came across one. Her body has to learn that.". Said back in the mid 50's and since proven scientifically correct. Science has shown that antibacterial soaps aren't doing kids any favors.

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    Miss Frankfurter
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh how true! Not just the immune system effects. It not only can make you nauseous, but the cells of your digestive system are the fastest replicating cells in your body. Mouth sores that make it not only difficult to eat, but also drink and talk. Anemia and need for transfusions. Get too much of a certain kind of chemo, you can lose your hearing. Until we can develope targeted therapies, chemo isn't picky about what cells it will go after. Even healthy ones.

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    Henry Cheves
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you destroy all religious texts and all scientific texts, eventually, all the scientific texts will be recreated. But the religious texts might never come back at all, because they cannot be proven through trial and error.

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    Scagsy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I read somewhere that Vets suffer a high suicide rate. Love your vet. We would be screwed without them.

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    Cuppa tea?
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can mankind go extinct, please? Surely no-one will miss those sods.

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    Dillon Hughes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait? What? Why would anyone thing otherwise!?

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    LivingTheDream
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This should be higher. The push to maximize crop output has created a scenario where all crops could be destroyed by a single event due to their homogeny. Multiple strains have a better chance of at least one or more surviving in the event of a disaster.

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    Dillon Hughes
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    3 years ago

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    We can help but not stop it. Climate cycles are a natural thing the planet does. Core samples and many reglious texts can attest to this.

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    Lathari
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If, and only if, it has the same chirality. (Think of left and right hand gloves, identical, but mirrored)

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    lunar eclipse
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. No need to ditch culture to obtain modernity. You can be modern while being cultural

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    Daniel Marsh
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All dialects operate under shared conventions so that they can function as communication between people who share those conventions in the context in which they are used. But rules are taught to increase clarity, beyond informal, familial speech. Sometimes people take them too far: in English, a dangling participle invites confusion, but a strict rule against dangling participles requires a formalism up with which we shall not put. But, it's still good advice to avoid them.

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    Henry Cheves
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    75% percent of all known organisms are beetles, which means that there's a 1 in 4 chance that anyone you meet is SECRETLY A BEETLE! -Emily from QC

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    Bunzilla
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why I don't agree with this insistence that all life in the universe needs water. All (or most?) of the organisms that evolved on Earth evolved to use water and oxygen because that's what was what was available here. We evolved to take advantage of it! Heck, maybe we're the outliers in the universe if liquid water is so rare.

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who thought all fish died under the ice??

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    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this by quantity or by mass? I'm going to assume by quantity.

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    Miss Frankfurter
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell that to a little girl back in the 60's who so wanted to be an astronomer. Needless to say, I'm not an astronomer, but it's a pretty great hobby.

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    LivingTheDream
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not weird but thanks for labeling such a large population of the world based on your world views. I would think that someone who understands science would be aware of how eggs of all kinds have provided a good source of food for for millions of years.

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    Scagsy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They've taken the word 'gullible' out of the dictionary, you know.

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    BasedWang
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Im sure someone out there needs to hear this

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    Robin DJW
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My family had a few dozen songs that we sang as a family on long car trips. Silly songs, love songs, clever songs, rounds... Also carols that we sang on Christmas eve... so many times, so much music. None of us was trained singers, no one played an instrument, but we had lots of music.

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    Becky Samuel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmm. Not buying this one. I can drink cheapo wine straight from the barrel all day, but one glass of supermarket plonk and I have the headache from hell.

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    d bradley
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    including the alien invaders phone numbers?

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    Daniel Marsh
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All but one lineage of dinosaurs did go extinct. The ones that didn't go extinct solved natural challenges in ways other than those which defined the dinosaurs. Dinosaurs could run without losing their breath; birds fly. Dinosaurs maintained heat by using their size; birds developed quills (which dinosaurs did have) into complex feathers (which no, all but the dinosaurs which evolved into birds did NOT have). Calling a bird a dinosaur makes little more sense than calling a human a lungfish.

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    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Elon fetch water -> get your ass to mars.

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    Auntriarch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So what kind of farming is good for the environment

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    Miss Frankfurter
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Conserve it all. It makes me sick to my stomach when I see plastic and oil slicks and fishing lines. The ocean creatures are living innocent lives out there. We are FAR from innocent. We are the most guilty species on earth. Also, if it's beautiful, everyone has to go yhete to see it, yhus wrecking it. People should NEVER have been allowed to visit the Gallopigos. Get us the hell out of there now except for those trying to save it. And please, close the hotel on Kangaroo Island. Back to arriving on the ferry in the morning and leaving at night. Only the conservationists who work there get to stay.

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    Mohsie Supposie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok. I'm waiting until I hear about nitrogen...

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    LivingTheDream
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Farmers are aware of this and have generations of land conservatorship experience. When farms are taken over by companies, Like corn and soy for commercial use, that is when conservation usually goes out the window. Fallow fields and natural pesticides have been around farms for thousands of years.

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    Nicky
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Detection= early discovery and surgery = cure (A mammogram saved my life and now I'm cancer-free - this sure feels like a cure to me!)

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    T. Hornworm
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dinos are still part of it but it's mostly other living things because they have more biomass. Right? Dinos are made of carbon too...

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    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is definitely not science, this is postmodernism. Please all pandas google the Sokal Hoax and see where this "theory" ends up. I'll give you a hint. "Science is not neutral. Therefore we can ignore vaccines as patriarchal discourse". --- free sample.

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    Caroline Nagel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody should swim with dolphins. We should leave these animals alone.

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    Daniel Marsh
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure which point the OP is trying to make. First, most snow doesn't melt. It sublimates. A solid sublimating is sort of the equivalent to a liquid evaporating. Secondly, permafrost isn't pure water. So it doesn't simply run off. Rather, it soaks deeper into the ground... but it doesn't really go anywhere. This has huge ecological implications, especially given the large volume of organic matter caught in the permafrost.

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    John L
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one doesn't, like , make much sense to me.

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    Jo Johannsen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not comfortable with this seemingly dogmatic take on the subject.

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