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Sharks Rule, Rule (slrpnk.net)

submitted 10 months ago by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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I actually fact checked this and it's true.

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[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 32 points 10 months ago

I feel cheated that the north star is in fact 3 stars.

[-] DrinkMonkey@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 months ago

Me too. It’s a sick fact. Sharks are still older than trees tho…

[-] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 9 points 10 months ago

This cannot be true.

Oh. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/respect-sharks-are-older-than-trees-3818/

This should not be true.

[-] Gabu@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Happens a lot. Sometimes a "star" is actually a whole galaxy.

[-] DrinkMonkey@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago

I think it’s also worth mentioning that Polaris Aa, the youngest star in the triplet, is also the brightest by 3 orders of magnitude. Without Polaris Aa, we wouldn’t actually consider it as the North Star at all…so I think you are safe to continue using this as a fact.

Go blow some people’s minds, everyone!

[-] stockRot@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Fun fact: the morning Star (first star we see in the morning) is in fact also the evening star (first Star we see in the evening). It's also not a star; it's just Venus.