Birds, birbs and bribs: Archaeopteryx's palms up, sarcasm air quoting: "Clever girl."

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Double Punctuation: Dec 30, 2009; Ships were made for sinking;
Whiskey made for drinking;
If we were made of cellophane
We'd all get stinking drunk much faster!

Master Twig posted:

Yep. But my boss does a daily fact of the day in her morning emails, and yesterday she posted that only owls can see blue. It's apparently a common myth.

The reason is that birds have 4-5 different cone cells and pigments in their eyes, whereas humans have only 3. The fourth pigment is typically ultraviolet, meaning they see more distinct colors in ranges humans can�t. Rare mutations can give humans a fourth pigment, but the lens of the eye blocks UV light, so a working pigment would only allow for more mixtures of colors in the visible spectrum.

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Double Punctuation: Dec 30, 2009; Ships were made for sinking;
Whiskey made for drinking;
If we were made of cellophane
We'd all get stinking drunk much faster!

Nordick posted:

Thanks for reminding me of this old favourite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2E7akTESzA

Never forget the best crow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMBhYn66uzk

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