#Km91#@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 days agoMoon Hoax Worshippers_sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1522arrow-down154file-text
arrow-up1468arrow-down1imageMoon Hoax Worshippers_sh.itjust.works#Km91#@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareantonim@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·edit-22 days ago“Observations by Pliny the Elder”… I love the fact that someone is still reading ancient ass proto-science, but it really really has to be taken with a grain of salt.
minus-squareexasperation@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 days agoPliny believed that elephants knew enough to kneel for human kings, or to point out directions to lost travelers. Not a reliable source, if this claim can even be found in his works.
“Observations by Pliny the Elder”… I love the fact that someone is still reading ancient ass proto-science, but it really really has to be taken with a grain of salt.
Pliny believed that elephants knew enough to kneel for human kings, or to point out directions to lost travelers.
Not a reliable source, if this claim can even be found in his works.