• dhcmrlchtdj__@lemmy.worldOP
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    9 months ago

    “‘The data is clear. And that data is telling us the heaviest animal to ever walk this earth still remains yo momma.”

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        9 months ago

        The reason the scientists were studying ancient whales in the first place is because the scientist couldn’t get your mom off his mind.

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          9 months ago

          That’s pretty good! That reminds me of the time the editor at the magazine where I used to work asked me the difference between a whale and my mom: about 200lbs and a black dress.

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    9 months ago

    It’s pretty amazing that as huge and awesome as creatures in the past were, probably the biggest living thing ever is alive right now.

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      9 months ago

      biggest living thing

      Animal.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_organisms

      When considering singular entities, the largest organisms are clonal colonies which can spread over large areas. Pando, a clonal colony of the quaking aspen tree, is widely considered to be the largest such organism by mass.[1]

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        9 months ago

        probably the biggest living thing ever is alive right now.

        So they’re technically correct.

        Just not in the way they meant to be.