• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 month ago

      It’s the “stem” of an ancient sea creature (an animal, not a plant) from about 400 million years ago that looked something like this:

      This is sea lily, one of its modern descendants:

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        1 month ago

        Ah, so that’s where screws come from. TIL!

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      1 month ago

      Don’t worry, I got your joke!