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Norwegian__Blue t1_iuzefpj wrote
Reply to comment by sphereseeker in TIL that King Alfred the Great evaded the Vikings by hiding in a swamp. He then caught them off guard and smashed the Viking army. by NotThenNotNowNever
Lembas bread
Norwegian__Blue t1_itucfc6 wrote
Reply to comment by marketrent in Fossil bird’s skull reconstruction reveals a brain made for sense of smell more than birds today, and eyes made for seeing in daytime more than in nighttime. by marketrent
Higher olfaction makes me wonder if they could’ve been scavengers. Aren’t most bird scavengers active during the day too? I don’t know that taxonomy, but it does make me wonder if modern avian scavengers are more basal or have more remaining basal traits.
Norwegian__Blue t1_j8a3amg wrote
Reply to comment by PALOmino1701 in TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
We’re throat singers doing metal covers and water themed dance mashups.