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What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?

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What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?
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RE: What Do You Know Today That You Didn't Know Yesterday?
February 22, 2020 at 10:38 am
Not possible.  Australia is rabies-free.

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RE: What Do You Know Today That You Didn't Know Yesterday?
February 22, 2020 at 10:54 am
(February 22, 2020 at 10:38 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Not possible.  Australia is rabies-free.

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That's good to know. What virulent disease does Oz have instead? Big Grin
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RE: What Do You Know Today That You Didn't Know Yesterday?
February 22, 2020 at 11:20 am
(February 22, 2020 at 10:54 am)Fireball Wrote:
(February 22, 2020 at 10:38 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Not possible.  Australia is rabies-free.

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That's good to know. What virulent disease does Oz have instead? Big Grin

Australian bat lyssa virus (ABLV). Closely related to rabies, but pretty rare.

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RE: What Do You Know Today That You Didn't Know Yesterday?
February 22, 2020 at 11:35 am
(February 22, 2020 at 7:39 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: More from the world of evolution.

There's a small (cat sized) marsupial in extreme southwestern Australia called the quokka.  They've been given the sobriquet 'The Happiest Animal On Earth', primarily because they have no fear of humans.

Since the advent of camera phones, quokkas are gradually becoming diurnal.  They seem to absolutely love having their picture taken, and more and more of them are being active during the day, because that's when people with cameras are out and about.  This isn't a food response thing, as it is strictly illegal to feed wild quokkas due to their vulnerable status.


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All the quokkas in the images above are wild.

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That second picture is totally meme-worthy.
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RE: What Do You Know Today That You Didn't Know Yesterday?
February 22, 2020 at 2:28 pm
Glassy eyed, rotund and smiling all the time.


Apparently the quokka's diet is heavy on cannibis....
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RE: What Do You Know Today That You Didn't Know Yesterday?
February 22, 2020 at 3:16 pm
(February 22, 2020 at 10:54 am)Fireball Wrote:
(February 22, 2020 at 10:38 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Not possible.  Australia is rabies-free.

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That's good to know. What virulent disease does Oz have instead? Big Grin

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RE: What Do You Know Today That You Didn't Know Yesterday?
February 22, 2020 at 5:27 pm
(February 22, 2020 at 2:28 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: Glassy eyed, rotund and smiling all the time.


Apparently the quokka's diet is heavy on cannibis....

Not possible. Australia is cannabis free.

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RE: What Do You Know Today That You Didn't Know Yesterday?
February 22, 2020 at 11:13 pm
According to what I just saw on a History Channel documentary, Jean LaFitte sent men and supplies to Andrew Jackson prior to the Battle of New Orleans, but he wasn't actually present at the battle.  Read
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RE: What Do You Know Today That You Didn't Know Yesterday?
February 22, 2020 at 11:25 pm
God's secret name.

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RE: What Do You Know Today That You Didn't Know Yesterday?
February 24, 2020 at 2:05 pm
(February 22, 2020 at 11:25 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: God's secret name.

The 216-Hebrew-Letter version from Pi?



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