PineapplesAreLame
PineapplesAreLame t1_jcjnkme wrote
Reply to comment by personalhale in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
For every "fact" post, 10000s read the title and no more, a few 100 read the 10th down comment with the real info/context.
Most of what people think about the world is just fiction effectively. I believe it's a large problem with society. Worst is with news events and science (cherry picked articles with sensationalist headlines).
Not limited to reddit of course.
You can usually see if a title is corrected cos the vote % will be a bit lower, maybe 80-93%. Some go back and downvote it. But clearly most people upvote and move on
PineapplesAreLame t1_jdq9ohc wrote
Reply to comment by CulturedClub in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh
I too am an idiot. I said it aloud, like etc? Then it hit me. Duh.