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		NSCFType on May 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New species of fungus identified via Twitter Nothing unusual about the origin on this one, but an amusing binomial nonetheless: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_blackbird

n3k5 on May 16, 2020 [–]

What's so funny about Turdus Maximus? I have a very great friend in Rome called Turdus Maximus.

uHuge on May 16, 2020 | [2 more]

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mattkrause on May 16, 2020 | | [–]

It's a joke, sir.

(That and the "In Rome" comment are both references to a classic Monty Python bit from The Life of Brian (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx_G2a2hL6U)

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