What’s a fact that’s real, but sounds completely fake?

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u/OtherwiseInclined 28d ago edited 28d ago

In madagascar there lives a species of moth that feeds (ETA: almost) exclusively on the tears of sleeping birds.

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u/nagese 28d ago

This is emo as fuck....

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u/Inside-Example-7010 28d ago

Goth moth

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u/leedzah 28d ago

You mean emu as fuck?

... I'll see myself out.

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u/asek13 28d ago

No, emus feed on the tears of Australians they've defeated in battle

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u/Tchrspest 28d ago

Which, at last count, was the entire population of Australia.

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u/searchanddestrOi 28d ago

Emu War is another real fact that sounds fake.

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u/Nosrenda101 28d ago

You beat me to it

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u/Lesterthemolester82 28d ago

Emoth

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u/Huev0 28d ago

Just imagine the songs about this,

“I neeeeed your tears to SUUHHR-VIIIIIVVEEE!!” 🎶

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u/tsuchisaka 28d ago

This guy gets it

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u/cjjb95 28d ago

*emu

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u/AdventurousBank6549 28d ago

EmU

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u/RabidSeason 28d ago

emoth

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u/OneFeistyDuck 28d ago

This is emu as fuck.

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u/trentonl 28d ago

Emu as fuck