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There's this quote that I think is from Dan Carlin and I can't really remember how it goes but something like: "the birth of Cleopatra is closer to us in time t
by tephra 5y ago
There's this quote that I think is from Dan Carlin and I can't really remember how it goes but something like: "the birth of Cleopatra is closer to us in time than the building of the pyramids in Giza was to Cleopatra".
- spullara 5y agoReminds me that the latest dinosaur period is closer to us then the previous ones start. Human intelligence is not inevitable.
- throwaway894345 5y agoI’ve also heard that humans are closer to tuna than tuna are to sharks. Not sure if it’s true, but it offends my sensibilities.
- spullara 5y agoSharks are extremely old, ~450m years. They are older than dinosaurs by ~140m years. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17453-timeline-the-evolution-of-life/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17453-timeline-the-ev...
- wkearney99 5y agoAnd the Appalachian mountains are older than just about all animal life.