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minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43arrow-down1·4 days ago1400s: 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
minus-squarespankinspinach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 days agoI 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
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
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