Post AQkHo5YFq4gOpy4ffk by meowski@fluf.club
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(DIR) Post #AQhYlY9o8uUwQy8RBg by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-16T22:22:30Z
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Check out how land is used in the United States. Cows take up the most space!https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/ First in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQhYlaDQUQa4olqM6a by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-17T04:43:41Z
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More chocolate, more Nobel prizeshttps://blogs.scientificamerican.com/the-curious-wavefunction/chocolate-consumption-and-nobel-prizes-a-bizarre-juxtaposition-if-there-ever-was-one/ Second in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQhYlbnGceqPiDcUbo by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-17T15:06:20Z
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This map shows only people. It is a beautiful illustration of where people are concentrated. If you squint, you can see Australia and New Zealand.Map by Alasdair Rae https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/3d-map Third in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQi0GNBDhf7k80iYaW by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-17T17:54:39Z
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Check out this scatterplot of health spending per capita (x axis) & life expectancy (y axis) in OECD countries (lines = averages). One country sits alone in the bottom right quadrant due to its much higher spending and below-average life expectancy.More info: https://oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/ae3016b9-en/1/3/1/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/ae3016b9-en&_csp_=ca413da5d44587bc56446341952c275e&itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType=book Fourth in a 🧵of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQi0GNjxcUufrkyIjo by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-17T20:07:26Z
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Estimated gender pay gap within job (same occupation at same firm)🇯🇵 Japan 26%🇰🇷 S Korea 19%🇺🇸 US 14%🇩🇪 Germany 13%🇪🇸 Spain 12%🇮🇱 Israel 12%🇨🇦 Canada 12%🇳🇴Norway 9%🇫🇷 France 7%From study https://nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01470-z#by @OlivierGodechot & 28 othersFifth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQi0GOFVjC9NRbjUum by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-17T20:26:47Z
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Be sure to catch the end of this clever NASA "climate spiral" video showing monthly global temperature changes between 1880 and 2021https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/300/video-climate-spiral/Sixth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQi0GOm7lwEp4kzXkW by SirCandinavian@noagendasocial.com
2022-12-17T20:27:38Z
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@conradhackett Bull Shit
(DIR) Post #AQiLytNrQfy1mmhSm8 by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-18T00:28:11Z
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This amazing map shows travel time from London to the rest of the world in 1881Seventh in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQk66xvVDK1REzBQAq by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-18T01:02:24Z
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2022 Press Freedom Rank1 Norway2 Denmark3 Sweden16 Germany19 Canada24 UK38 Taiwan41 Burkina Faso42 US71 Japan86 Israel110 Brazil119 Qatar149 Turkey150 India155 Russia168 Egypt175 China178 Iran180 N Koreahttps://rsf.org/en/indexEighth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQk66yTBC6xcvQwJfM by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-18T19:44:16Z
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Check this out -- major cities in North America replaced by major cities across the Atlantic at the same latitude. The Gulf Stream makes winters less severe in many European cities than it is in their U.S./Canadian counterparts.https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/d8tbs5/major_cities_and_towns_in_north_america_replaced/Ninth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQk66yupXJ4wJBsOlU by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-18T20:34:51Z
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Can you spot the circles?It took me a long time. Once you see them, they'll seem obvious.This is the Coffer Illusion, by Anthony NorciaTenth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQkAaUSjiy6uMd3ulc by joncounts@mastodon.nz
2022-12-18T20:45:04Z
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@conradhackett That's crazy!! I was staring and staring at this, thinking "there are no circles here", and then my teenager walked in and glanced at it and pointed out the 16 circles right in front of me! Brains are weird.
(DIR) Post #AQkAaUyHpfLbwTp6wa by ned@noagendasocial.com
2022-12-18T21:32:45Z
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@joncounts @conradhackett I don't get it. There are clearly 16 rectangles, like picture frames. But in now way can I see anything circular.
(DIR) Post #AQkAihFu2nHeMDyLvk by ned@noagendasocial.com
2022-12-18T21:34:15Z
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@joncounts @conradhackett never mind, finally got it.
(DIR) Post #AQkAoSyw1gQbpGmrBY by ned@noagendasocial.com
2022-12-18T21:35:17Z
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@joncounts @conradhackett never mind, finally got it. And I misread, meant 12 rectangles. Whoops.
(DIR) Post #AQkAwtfsfQwavctWb2 by joncounts@mastodon.nz
2022-12-18T21:36:47Z
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@ned @conradhackett Hint: what you brain is telling you are straight lines in the diagonals of those picture frames aren't really straight.
(DIR) Post #AQkD0XDqHmsOMQdsdE by meowski@fluf.club
2022-12-18T21:59:46.461068Z
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@conradhackett ~ 10 seconds.. nice one heh
(DIR) Post #AQkD7n35qDezTP4eLw by meowski@fluf.club
2022-12-18T22:01:02.337743Z
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@conradhackett unfortunately the underlying data is garbage
(DIR) Post #AQkEKIAE58tXP6w4FU by meowski@fluf.club
2022-12-18T22:14:33.675396Z
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@conradhackett >posting charts like this without a legend or even being arsed to label your axes with units i see that you have serious issues with data
(DIR) Post #AQkEfNB8dHDl2QPkcy by threalist@social.fbxl.net
2022-12-18T22:18:27.561885Z
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"But look at the dots! Some of them are red! ..what dont you understand?!" 😤
(DIR) Post #AQkEuwjYin8lecwMkq by meowski@fluf.club
2022-12-18T22:21:09.271798Z
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@threalist @conradhackett highly doubt this acounts for the enormous taxation in the socialized health care countries when they talk about per capita spendingi didn't bother to click his links though cause i detect narrative-pushing
(DIR) Post #AQkFs6jjAujjlLEIGO by EJM77@noagendasocial.com
2022-12-18T22:31:58Z
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@threalist @meowski He makes it sound like farmers have their cows taking up all the land. Is the BLM land just packed full of cows?@conradhackett
(DIR) Post #AQkHLSkyU3BSPPNGZE by meowski@fluf.club
2022-12-18T22:48:22.802576Z
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@EJM77 @threalist @conradhackett all of these stats are frankly misleading. i did a little checking and apparently he is a shill of some sort
(DIR) Post #AQkHdVOfPFEJoGXkeW by EJM77@noagendasocial.com
2022-12-18T22:51:41Z
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@meowski @conradhackett @threalist Of course, just get the Headline to stick, that's as far as most people will go. Sometimes they just go too far. Most people could recognize there aren't that many cows.
(DIR) Post #AQkHi2DjJKRkliaU7M by meowski@fluf.club
2022-12-18T22:52:27.954414Z
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@EJM77 @conradhackett @threalist this guy is definitely a headline pushing hack. sad
(DIR) Post #AQkHlfYPWfgFd0zg5g by EvilSandmich@poa.st
2022-12-18T22:53:13.381021Z
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@threalist @meowski @conradhackett Looks like he might be American, which mean he lives behind a wall someplace. Aggregating data of "Americans" in the modern age is as meaningful as aggregating data from the shoppers within a random Walmart and thinking it's statistically significant.
(DIR) Post #AQkHo5YFq4gOpy4ffk by meowski@fluf.club
2022-12-18T22:53:28.328616Z
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@EJM77 @conradhackett @threalist guessing this is right about BLM land being multi-use and they are lumping all of that under cows... to push the bug-eating AGN narrative
(DIR) Post #AQkHprEC43zozbXCfw by meowski@fluf.club
2022-12-18T22:53:52.081828Z
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@EJM77 @conradhackett @threalist sorry *AGW anthropogenic global warming cow fart narrative
(DIR) Post #AQkHsoJ9NThEnyGFJA by meowski@fluf.club
2022-12-18T22:54:26.980267Z
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@EvilSandmich @conradhackett @threalist he's an academic who moonlights on CNN i guess
(DIR) Post #AQkHxJ60qlxrS1GC48 by EJM77@noagendasocial.com
2022-12-18T22:55:19Z
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@meowski @conradhackett @threalist People getting paid to lie, lame.
(DIR) Post #AQkJ2x1PvyI2gHMkAy by Jasper89@noagendasocial.com
2022-12-18T23:06:52Z
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@meowski @EJM77 @conradhackett @threalist there’s also the issue that a lot of cow pasture land is not now nor could be useful for anything else any time soon. The exception being grazing land for goats, chickens, …
(DIR) Post #AQkJ7KeS1PXL7oiF8q by meowski@fluf.club
2022-12-18T23:08:09.845656Z
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@Jasper89 @EJM77 @conradhackett @threalist i think cows grazing is fine. they enrich the soil and don't bother anyonethis guy would rather have a cricket factory instead
(DIR) Post #AQkJZN58ZxZYlsZ624 by EJM77@noagendasocial.com
2022-12-18T23:13:24Z
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@meowski @Jasper89 @conradhackett @threalist He's just peddling some dumb narrative hoping that some people buy it. I doubt he even cares. Basically he's in advertising not journalism.
(DIR) Post #AQlvbH87fZpMJ7FxAG by mad@freiburg.social
2022-12-17T07:07:31Z
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@conradhackett oh, i didn't know we germans are world leaders. 😀 unfortunately only in chocolate consumption, not in number of nobel prizes. 😳
(DIR) Post #AQlw3cKyPn5MBlmWcy by robin@social.igotout.de
2022-12-17T04:48:23Z
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@conradhackett Are we Germans those who eat most chocolate? I don’t even like chocolate very much…. I would have thought that the Swiss eat most chocolate.
(DIR) Post #AQlw3dJEnjI7CfyeYq by s1p@friendica.me
2022-12-19T17:59:15Z
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@robin @conradhackettMaybe export most chocolate !...?
(DIR) Post #AQlwvC4AJ3VyLdT0dc by s1p@friendica.me
2022-12-19T18:08:56Z
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@conradhackettIs this ranking based on laws? What about freedom in practice? Does someone know?
(DIR) Post #AQly3WuMnfuHG7QGK8 by Lyle@cville.online
2022-12-19T00:23:57Z
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@conradhackett a similar illusion is a part of Georgist culture, “seeing the cat”
(DIR) Post #AQm0gdyydDYuOyMF2u by jeff@federated.fun
2022-12-19T18:51:13.967713Z
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@conradhackett i am okay with this because steak tastes fucking awesome
(DIR) Post #AQw0GFfqKZRd3sQGHo by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-19T00:05:25Z
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The only things on this map are railroads!https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/lj4wqt/the_railroads_of_the_world_oc/Eleventh in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQw0GGFeBS5IqvAr5s by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-19T01:32:04Z
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80% of Black Americans said social media help shed light on rarely discussed issues; the same share of White Americans said these sites distract from more important issues. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2018/07/11/public-attitudes-toward-political-engagement-on-social-media/ #PewResearch Twelfth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQw0GGo27baeZZGJgu by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-23T18:16:01Z
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Which US state has the largest share of people with ancestry from each European country?https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/q9ct5b/what_us_state_has_the_largest_ancestry_in/Thirteenth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQw0GHGkOqYi0chFRo by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-23T18:21:43Z
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Check out this cool elevation map of the contiguous UShttps://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/jslbn9/us_elevation_tiles_oc/Fourteenth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQw0GHgGrwyXHmddEO by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-24T02:30:22Z
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The US is the only country with more civilian guns than peoplehttps://smallarmssurvey.org/database/global-firearms-holdingsFifteenth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AQw0GIJcVeS1Fp33Z2 by freemo@qoto.org
2022-12-24T14:33:30Z
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@conradhackett Or the only country with good enough records.. Though wouldnt surprise me if true.I will say i am exposed far more to guns in Israel than the US. People wear them in their belt at work like its nothing, kids walk down the treet with m16 on their backs... I see more guns in a day in Israel than I've seen in a lifetime in the USa.
(DIR) Post #AQw0zWun4kGtZ60KnI by ZingerLearns@qoto.org
2022-12-24T14:41:45Z
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@freemo I think the key is civilian vs. military. No question about the proliferation of guns in Israel, but I think the vast majority are military issued. I also wonder about the regional nature of this in the US.Here is gun ownership rate by statehttps://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/gun-ownership-by-stateHere is an older Pew report on US gun ownership https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/06/22/the-demographics-of-gun-ownership/
(DIR) Post #AQw1CEORFabnswvclk by freemo@qoto.org
2022-12-24T14:44:01Z
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@ZingerLearns The people with handguns on their hip at my work are **not** military. But yea the M16 are military related but keep in mind these are kids walking home who take the guns with them, they are off duty and alone just walking around with M16s.Now to be fair im not against guns. I wouldnt mind every civilian walking around with an AR-15 either.. I'm just pointing out it is something you see constantly with civilians open-carrying in israel which is far more rare in USA.
(DIR) Post #AQw1OkuACN4UC3juxE by freemo@qoto.org
2022-12-24T14:46:16Z
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@ZingerLearns I also think the number of guns to civial count is a bad measure.. In the USA you have a few people with thousands of guns... I think a more meaingful measure is how many people own guns.
(DIR) Post #AQw2EBAMJsHQPTprns by ZingerLearns@qoto.org
2022-12-24T14:55:36Z
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@freemo yup, no question that the vast majority of guns are owned by a small group of the population. Would be interesting to see how many own none, 1, 2 or 3+
(DIR) Post #AQw2MoxoEkiu9m5Peq by freemo@qoto.org
2022-12-24T14:57:09Z
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@ZingerLearns indeed, there is a lot of nuance to these numbers
(DIR) Post #AQw2SwbGl2TzZuSmHY by Gaythia@qoto.org
2022-12-24T14:58:12Z
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@freemo @ZingerLearns The NRA started out as a hunter safety organization, catering to legitimate gun users in mostly rural areas. Many in these areas, or originating from these areas are suffering economically. The question is what drives some over the line into gun extremism. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/15/iowa-police-chief-bradley-wendt-atf-90-machine-guns/10906567002/
(DIR) Post #AQwLdMxvU7A3NFkHDs by freemo@qoto.org
2022-12-24T18:33:01Z
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@Gaythia What do we mean when we say "gun extremism"? I think many may disagree on what constitutes extreme in the first place@ZingerLearns
(DIR) Post #AQwNxwAEWjfCExRAHY by ZingerLearns@qoto.org
2022-12-24T18:59:10Z
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@freemo @Gaythia I think that is a very complicated question in terms of "extremism" as it relates to where one lives (especially rural vs urban) and the type of guns we are talking. I think about hunting for example. I question the need or right to own for military weapons/weapons of war that are not particularly effective in home defense or hunting, and are almost always used for mass murder in the US ala AR-15s
(DIR) Post #AQwOMS31dT3U4lks4m by freemo@qoto.org
2022-12-24T19:03:34Z
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@ZingerLearns Im not sure the geography has muchg an effect on how "extreme" it is, though it may suggest what "normal" is. Im not even sure the type of gun matters (though if its illegal that is kinda suggestive though).I think what matters more is the why. If someone collects them as they would coins or stamps it isnt extreme no matter what you have, after all its resellable, perhaps at a profit.Now if your collecting guns to start a war or raise an army against the government then yea, you are probably extreme.@Gaythia
(DIR) Post #AR5p0F3ThwBWatExTE by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-24T16:47:08Z
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U.S. men's facial hair styles in college yearbooks from 1898-2008https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/64q73v/comment/dg44iay/Sixteenth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AR5p0FUQ5ljfwRqTSq by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-24T17:05:09Z
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Workers working 60+ hours a week in one job🇹🇷 Turkey 15%🇨🇴 Colombia 14%🇲🇽 Mexico 13%🇬🇷 Greece 10%🇰🇷 S Korea 8%🇨🇱 Chile 7%🇯🇵 Japan 6%🇦🇺 Australia 6%🇫🇷 France 5%🇬🇧 UK 4%🇺🇸 US 3%🇨🇦 Canada 3%🇪🇸 Spain 3%🇫🇮 Finland 2%🇩🇪 Germany 2%🇩🇰 Denmark 2%🇸🇪 Sweden 1%🇳🇴 Norway 1%Seventeenth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AR5p0FtaaBrvCVcZhA by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-29T04:27:04Z
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We worry about the wrong things. Exhibit A:People killed annually bySharks 10Elephants 100Hippos 500Snails 10,000Dogs 25,000Snakes 50,000People 475,000Mosquitoes 725,000Eighteenth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #AR5p0KAOhdgsRnW3Rw by conradhackett@sciences.social
2022-12-29T05:02:01Z
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How gerrymandering can change election outcomes, in one charthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/03/01/this-is-the-best-explanation-of-gerrymandering-you-will-ever-see/Nineteenth in a 🧵 of #2022TopToots
(DIR) Post #ARAYE1mj7I2yQDcL1E by Blort@social.tchncs.de
2022-12-31T14:46:16Z
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@conradhackett Ok, most of this I get... but how on Earth do snails kill over 16 times more people than sharks, elephants and hippos combined? People choking on escargot?! :blobcatthink:
(DIR) Post #ARAYE2HDHwQvwlsgXQ by cnx@larkspur.one
2022-12-31T15:00:06.271644Z
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@Blort, it’s part of the deal when they became a multi-millionaire.Seriously though in the figure @conradhackett posted lists a flat worm as the actual cause, killing 200k people annually.