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Cake day: August 21st, 2023

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  • Iirc trees aren’t a cladistic group; “tree” is a word that describes a phenotype. Bananas absolutely grow on trees because “a tree-like herb” is a tree.

    Edit: adding salt to water does change the boiling point. The amount is simply not enough to be significant most of the time. Similarly, the coriolis effect does affect the movement of water in toilets, just not enough to be noticeable.

    Edit2: multi-personality disorder isn’t a thing. Disassociative Identity Disorder (DID) is what’s being referenced.




  • I was mostly joking on the assumption that it would be impossible, but now I’m fascinated by the idea that I can actually influence butterflies and bees so they’re more abundant in my area. I was aware of the bee hotels, but didn’t know they were anything more than a weird hobby. Do they exist for preying mantises? We sometimes find them in our yard, but they’re endangered and I’d love to have a way to help them propagate.