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[–] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sharks are older than trees.

They're older than a lot of things. Land plants, Yellowstone, appendages,dinosaurs, doritos.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 28 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Sharks are older than trees.

But are younger than the mountains.

[–] Buttermilk@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 8 points 1 month ago

The geologic processes that led to the formation of the Appalachian Mountains started 1.1 billion years ago.

There's no shark without Mountain Mama

[–] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

Why did I read this to the tune of colors of the wind…

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Some of it.

[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I refuse to believe any animal is older than doritos

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 4 points 1 month ago

No they are wrong. Doritos are eternal.

[–] falsemirror 42 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Unfortunately (or fortunately?) this appears to be untrue.

Polaris is a cluster of stars formed about 2 billion years ago. Sharks originated about 450 million years ago.

One star of Polaris (Aa) appears to be 50 million years old, but it seems likely due to a collision of stars which added mass to it.

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So it's technically not wrong.

[–] WrenMala8@pawb.social 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And yet, technically wrong

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago

Schrödinger's fact.

[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago

But polaris Aa is the only visible star with naked eye. So that can be called formation of star?

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago

this blows my mind

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

Thanks, I hate it