• gedaliyah@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    1400s: Whales are furious sea-gods

    1600s: Whales are big fish

    1800s: Whales at not fish, they are mammals

    2000s: Whales are big fish

    2200s?: Whales are furious sea-gods

    • spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works
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      I recently read about a living whale that had a late 19th century harpoon stuck through its head. I didn’t fact check it, but if true, furious sea gods feels like a valid reinterpretation