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Scientists have confirmed that a 26ft tall, tree-trunk-shaped organism, first discovered in Scotland in 1843, isn't a fungus or plant, but an entirely distinct evolutionary branch of life (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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[โ€“] RelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works 0 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I was about to say dildo, but that checks out as well

[โ€“] ripcord@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

They were trying to start an Austin Powers thing, but everyone here failed them.