Here’s mine:

Mozart had a pet starling, and when it died he arranged for a full funeral and burial, and composed a poem in memory of his bird, which he read at the service.

  • aramis87@fedia.io
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    1 month ago

    Armadillos are the main cause of the spread of leprosy in the southeastern United States.

    For one hour each year, the clocks in part of Florida and part of Oregon have the same time.

    Sharks have been around the galaxy - twice.

    • buttmasterflex@piefed.socialEnglish
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      1 month ago

      And prairie dogs are vectors for bubonic plague in the southwestern US! Park rangers try to vaccinate them with dosed treats they leave near the burrows.

      • aramis87@fedia.io
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        1 month ago

        Lightly edited:

        Just as the Earth rotates around the Sun, the Sun rotates around the center of the galaxy. […] this means we take around 230 million years […] to complete an orbit around the galactic center of the Milky Way. […] sharks, which evolved around 450 million years ago, have hitched a lift on our planet around the galaxy twice. To put it another more flattering way, they are around two galactic years old.

        Source

        • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 month ago

          The amazing thing about that is, sharks didn’t even mention it. No bragging or trying to get special status. They are just so chill about it.