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Aliens haven't contacted us. Scientists found a compelling reason why. (mashable.com)

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tectonic planet are rare

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

I'd seen this before, but was happy to reread it for gems like this:

"You know how when you slap or flap meat it makes a noise? They talk by flapping their meat at each other. They can even sing by squirting air through their meat."

Such a beautiful description of the human voice.