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[–] Ultrathor@hexbear.net 31 points 2 weeks ago

I like to read science history books, the process of discovery and methods people come up with in search of answers is fun. Anyway, I read a whole book about tides, and one of the reasons people thought the tides rolled in and out was because somewhere in the ocean, a massive creature was slowly breathing in and out enormous volumes of water. These same people still went out on boats.