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Sardine (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Plum@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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TIL sardines don't exist:

Sardine and pilchard are common names for various species of small, oily forage fish in the herring suborder Clupeoidei.

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[–] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If you ever get a chance to see the Sardine Rotunda at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, do it. Not only is the aquarium a monument to aquatic conservation, the rotunda is one of the most beautiful pieces of architecture to ever exist. It’s like standing in the eye of a sardine hurricane.