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[โ€“] vrek@programming.dev 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Fun... Well not really fun... Fact:

Giant tortoise didn't get a scientific name for 300 years. They were so delicious no crew actually managed to get one back to England. They always ended up eating all the cargo.

[โ€“] AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Another not-so-fun fact: several tortoise species have gone extinct due to humans hunting them for food.