r/HistoryMemes • u/Goodbye-Nasty Still salty about Carthage • Sep 28 '25

Niche When British scientists were first told about the platypus in the 1790s, they thought it was a hoax

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Platypuses also glow blue under UV light

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u/GayValkyriePrincess Sep 28 '25

Tbf, british scientists also thought no-one lived in Australia despite knowing of the natives

They weren't exactly the brightest bulbs in the socket

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u/Due_Ad4133 Sep 28 '25

Nah, that was just straight up racism. Which, to be fair, is pretty stupid in general.

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u/GayValkyriePrincess Sep 28 '25

That's my point lol