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zachzsg t1_ix3gun0 wrote

Reply to comment by i_worship_amps in TIL: raccoons are native to North America, having been introduced elsewhere only in the 20th century. by acequark

I feel like raccoons could take over basically anywhere that isn’t Antarctica or the middle of a desert. Those mfs are smart as fuck and crafty as hell, studies have shown they’re far smarter than cats and dogs and are more at the level of monkeys.

Growing up I lived in a very rural house, we would lock our doors not because of people, but because the raccoons could open doors. And to go even further, we would leave a key on top of the door. One time we got home and saw a raccoon trying to put the key inside the door. He couldn’t figure out how to get it in, but he was smart enough to recognize that he needed to get the key in the door to open it.

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zachzsg t1_iucbplx wrote

Reply to Family of DC library officer killed during training pushes for release of surveillance video - WTOP News by Formergr

> “the release of the video could potentially interfere with the responses of witnesses who are testifying in the grand jury.”

Uh, maybe I’m wrong, but isn’t that how evidence is supposed to work? You present it in court, and then ya know the jury makes a decision based off said evidence?

And also, if witnesses testimony is different than the video, Doesn’t that point to witnesses being unreliable? Videos are more consistent than the human brain, a video camera can’t misremember reality or straight up lie about it.

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zachzsg t1_iuc6nsa wrote

Reply to comment by IceNein in TIL strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries do not qualify as “berries” as defined by botanists, yet kiwis, bananas, and tomatoes do. At least blueberries are indeed berries. by Aequitas05

I’ve always just viewed vegetables as the plant itself. If you’re eating the actual plant you’re eating a vegetable. If you’re eating the product of a plant you’re eating a fruit. Not very scientific but works for me lol

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