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god actually baited us into creating the tower of babel so that He could create His most beloved children: autistic linguistics enthusiasts

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siamese fighting fish

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ode to the coelacanth

inprnt || ko-fi

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i love it when fish are like

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The reconstructed face of the “Cheddar Man” (c. 7,000 BCE) compared to his living descendant, Adrian Targett    

The Cheddar Man is a Mesolithic skeleton that was recovered from England’s Cheddar Gorge in 1903. At around 9,000 years old, the Cheddar Man is the oldest complete skeleton ever discovered in the UK, and has long been hailed as the “first Briton.” DNA analysis on the Cheddar man from 2018 indicated that he was lactose intolerant, had light-colored eyes, dark brown or black hair, and had a dark to black skin tone. Although the discovery of the Cheddar Man’s dark skin tone was surprising for both scientists and the public alike, it corresponds with recent research suggesting that genes linked to lighter skin only began to spread about 8,500 years ago - approximately 32,000 years later than what was previously believed.  

In addition to the development on his skin tone, the Cheddar Man surprised scientists in 1997 when DNA analysis revealed that he had a living descendant -  a retired history teacher named Adrian Targett. Targett and the Cheddar man share the same mtDNA, which is passed down from mother to daughter. In other words, they share a common maternal ancestor. What is even more remarkable is that Targett lives in Cheddar, only a half mile away where his 9,000-year-old ancestor was discovered.

Targett was not invited to the initial reveal of his ancestor’s new facial reconstruction, but he has since seen it and has commented on the family resemblance. “I do feel a bit more multicultural now,” he once joked in an interview “And I can definitely see that there is a family resemblance. That nose is similar to mine. And we have both got those blue eyes.”

The development of the Cheddar Man’s skin tone has generated resistance, especially among far-right and white supremacist circles. Targett, however, is unbothered by it, stating that it is “marvelous what scientists can reconstruct once they sequence the DNA.” When asked if he thought whether the findings affected the way people think about race, Targett responded: “Yes, I do think it’s significant. Not many people in Cheddar mind it. But the lesson is that we’re all immigrants, whether you’ve been in a place for 10 minutes or 9,000 years. We’ve all come from somewhere.”

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have you noticed that they don't even want you right clicking anymore

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Rainbow trout (I think… this is a little old)

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woke up dehydrated and deliriously thought "i need to call my senator about this." notably im not american i don't have a senator but even if i did what's he gonna do, deliver fresh water straight to my mouth? make the sun be less warm?

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It was never about "fairness." They're punishing trans teenagers for existing. Most chess tournaments aren't even gendered.

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- you want some decorations on your van?

- yeah, gimme a large picture of an eery cistern and nothing else

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still yet to figure out how to get the crayon painting look to work.

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Her name is Mayonnaise and she has the most fucked up feet in the World

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fish... TWO!