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Carnivorous Squirrels Documented in California

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So school kinda lied to you. Herbivores and carnivores exist on a spectrum. The extremes are known as "obligates". So an animal that lacks the ability to eat plants entirely is known as an "obligate carnivore." Otherwise, the rest of animals are somewhere spread across the spectrum. Animals in this region are commonly known to eat what's easily available with just a preference toward one end or the other.

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Lemmy is a tech literate echo chamber

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So a friend of mine went to a convention to show off his gaming project. The kids there were trying to touch the monitors to play the game. They didn't grab the keyboard and mouse. They didn't touch the controller. They touched the monitor. People's framework of what a computer is and what it's made of is completely different than what it use to be

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Studying for my P&C Exam and this part of Oklahoma Law bothers me

Some things to note. 3606 was first introduced in 1957 an age with vastly different cultural norms than ours in present day. Additionally that statute was amended as of May this year. Starting in November the process now requires parental agreement. Further it adds the or she phrasing in all the places he is used. That seems like a step in the right direction though of course it doesn't address OP's concerns around the age of consent

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What is your personal threshold for being grossed out by owning an object that was once part of a living being, and why?

I think it's more about presentation for me. For instance I have a turtle skull covered in snake skin on my desk. It make it look like a sick dragon head. So like a slab of human meat would be disgusting just sitting there. However if it was old skin preserved using a specific technique and presented in an artful way then I'd be down with it