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submitted 1 year ago by zirzedolta@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

For me it is the fact that our blood contains iron. I earlier used to believe the word stood for some 'organic element' since I couldn't accept we had metal flowing through our supposed carbon-based bodies, till I realized that is where the taste and smell of blood comes from.

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[-] PlexSheep@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

The world would be better if we just used UTC everywhere.

[-] triplenadir@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

or Decimal Internet Time, which is way easier to do calculations with, easier to distinguish from local times, and is less eurocentric

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