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I actually fact checked this and it's true.

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[–] [email protected] 115 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wow, sharks @439mya, Polaris @70mya. They're more than 6 times older! This is NUTS!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's even crazier is sharks are even older than trees!

[–] sosodev 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So there could be planets where mushroom forests are dominant like one might see in the science fiction televisual dramas.

[–] 1847953620 2 points 1 year ago

worship the 🍄, for Toad has spoken.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Honestly, I disagree. It is much more surprising to me that lifeforms I recognize are older than stars. They're different timescales in my mind that I never even considered comparing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's way back. What else was around in the oceans back then? Bony fish? Crabs? My octobuddies?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Queen Elizabeth