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marmorset t1_jcc91z2 wrote

Reply to TIL: Black Herons turn their wings into an umbrella to “canopy feed”. The umbrella provides shade, which draws fish to the surface where they can be seen and caught more easily. by Geek_Nan

This is what always confuses me about evolution. Black herons in different areas all do this, it's not a learned behavior that's taught to each generation. It's an instinctual action, they all do it naturally. How is something like this instinctual? How is a bird hatched already knowing how to use this hunting strategy?

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Revolutionary-Bid339 t1_jcc2kba wrote

Reply to comment by lookingoutforpuke in TIL that Prince is credited for “discovering” Carmen Electra when she began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where they met and he produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. by puzzledplatypus

Supposedly he met her when she came out of a store through the wrong door. It was hot that day and as a result she didn’t have on a lot of attire. Little more than a simple, purple hat

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MalteseGyrfalcon t1_jcbsybq wrote

Reply to comment by krattalak in TIL that Prince is credited for “discovering” Carmen Electra when she began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where they met and he produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. by puzzledplatypus

Yup. And if he made a record for them, he played all the instruments and sand background vocals. And there are probably all the originals that he sang in his vault somewhere. So they are mostly mediocre Prince albums, which can still be ok.

Sincerely,

Someone who listened to the Bria Valente album recently just to hear some unfamiliar Prince tunes.

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