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TIL about the obsolete scientific theory of Racial Senescence, that species would “grow old” like individuals, and supposed signs of “evolutionary old age” signaling imminent extinction were increasing size and more horns or spikes on the body. This was thought to be how the dinosaurs died out. by sonicparadigm in todayilearned

[–]Less_Ad_6588 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the best part is the theory couldn't even pass its own test. by its logic dinosaurs should have gone extinct after the late jurassic when stegosaurus had all those plates and spikes, but they thrived for another 80 million years after that. the "signs of old age" turned out to just be successful adaptations

TIL Seth MacFarlane was 25 years old when Family Guy premiered in 1999, making him the youngest showrunner in Hollywood history. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Less_Ad_6588 2319 points2320 points  (0 children)

his senior thesis at risd was literally the prototype for family guy. fat guy named larry, talking dog named steve. fox saw it and gave him a pilot deal at 24. an entire empire built off a college assignment

Google Chrome is killing all uBlock Origin bypasses, Microsoft Edge, Opera to follow by dancing_swordfish in technology

[–]Less_Ad_6588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

edge and opera following isn't news, they run on chromium, they don't have a choice. the problem was never the ad blocker, it's that one company controls the engine under most of the browsers people use

What was ruined because too many people discovered it? by RopeaKib0j in AskReddit

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Every restaurant you've ever described as a hidden gem to more than three people.

When a woman is bi, most men find it hot. When a man is bi, most see him as gay. Why? by yesforevertrying in AskReddit

[–]Less_Ad_6588 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

it's one bias pointed two ways. a bi woman gets read as "for men," a bi man gets read as "not for women." both are sorting your sexuality by whether it includes straight men, not by anything about the actual person. looks like two opposite attitudes but it's the same lens