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[–] [email protected] 81 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Nice, a Lemmy post of a picture of a Tumblr post citing reddit for a completely bogus fact. We truly are using all of our brains these days.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago

Running wasn't invented until the late 15th century, when Thomas Running tried to walk twice at the same time!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

What do you mean. Random internet screenshots are among the most reputable source. I'm even citing this post in a scientific work right now.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago

It seems to be kinda true but not really? The term was coined by someone else to describe her apparently?