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jelang19 t1_ja8tgks wrote

In the far future, everything is lost. Humans still survive, but have been driven back to the dark ages. All technology has been lost for centuries. Suddenly, a computer whirrs to life with a message....

Mt Everest is no longer the tallest mountain

...what could this mean?

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themagicbong t1_ja8s86g wrote

monsters, taquitos, and mw2 with the boys, that was my life every weekend for a hot minute. Shit I remember one summer the gang going on a rotation at everyone's house where time was just a suggestion and the main concern was entertainment 24/7 lol.

I dont even talk to any of those people anymore. Life is such a trip sometimes.

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popsickle_in_one t1_ja8s28k wrote

Selective breeding was known about long before Darwin proposed his theory of Evolution.

Eugenics merely applies that knowledge to humans. You don't need to know a thing about evolution.

The Nazis you allude to actually rejected evolution as the origin of species.

Understanding evolution shows how eugenics (and indeed selective breeding) is actually bad for the species in question, and doesn't create a super race. (look at how many purebred dogs have genetic deficiencies compared to mongrels)

People could twist their racism to fit a narrative and claim that was evolution. Darwin himself was very much anti-racist though and his theory shows that there isn't a superior breed of humans.

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wwarnout t1_ja8rsnv wrote

The concept of "tallest mountain" is based on sea level - which itself is not consistent. Due to Earth's rotation, sea level is farther from the Earth's center at the equator than at the poles. As a result, there is a mountain in South America (Mount Chimborazo's) whose peak is farther from the Earth's center, but because it is near the equator, it is not as high above sea level as Everest.

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moose098 t1_ja8re5f wrote

This dude was bizarre to say the least, he even sought out mental health treatment in Spain because he knew he was insane. Executing 189 people wearing a Santa costume is one of the more sane things he did

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