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How a false claim about wind turbines killing whales is spinning out of control in coastal Australia (uk.news.yahoo.com)
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How a false claim about wind turbines killing whales is spinning out of control in coastal Australia::Windfarm critics claim projects will harm marine life. Scientists say that’s not backed by credible evidence

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This commercial had people thinking spaghetti grows on trees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-ZtGoXkI58

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Reminds me of the prank where Australians tricked foreigners to believe that kangaroos keep their offspring in a fucking pouch.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Australians make up bullshit all the time about their animals though. Look at the platypus (otter with a beak strapped on), quokka (it's a kids plush toy), and the "drop bear" (not actually a bear but a carnivorous marsupial).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Well you'd have to be fool enough to believe Australia is a real place to begin with.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The BBC did an April Fools day joke along these lines too. Perhaps one is based upon the other.