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[-] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I was literally thinking of this.

[-] propter_hog@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

I'm guessing you've never heard of Badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger

[-] awth13@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

Mushroom mushroom

[-] loomy@lemy.lol 5 points 1 day ago
[-] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 day ago
[-] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

Zoologists were all "we need the type species of every genus to have the generic epithet" and then someone raised their hand and yelled "what about subspecies?" and they went "screw it, same rule applies for subspecies" and then it turns out the whole thing was a just a prank on Thomas Savage because it's not like anyone was about to rename humans to Homo homo

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