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neobeguine t1_itmaja8 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in In anticipation of a ballet performance, I read Dracula. by [deleted]
The book is very different so I'm not sure reading it adds anything in this case.
neobeguine t1_itm9uwd wrote
I have the same problem reading Victor Hugo. I actually really like his storytelling and characters, but the 50 page digressions on Parisian architecture annoy the hell out of me. It makes sense to me that this might have been an enjoyable way to stretch a book out in a time when travel and entertainment opportunities were limited, but I absolutely hate it.
neobeguine t1_jdma7my wrote
Reply to comment by MrCW64 in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh
The placenta and fetus have HALF the mothers DNA and half the fathers. The father's half is foreign DNA to the mother. This is relevant, for example when the mother and fetus's blood type are incompatible which can lead to the mothers immune system attacking the fetus