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fhost344 t1_je88peu wrote
Reply to comment by Romarium in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
The classic parasite-host life cycle: Tick -> Bites Tuleremia Infected Human -> Infected Tick Drops Off, Molts -> Bites Rabbit -> Rabbit Developes Tuleremia -> Tuleremia Changes Rabbit's Behavior -> Rabbit Lays in Front of Power Mower -> Rabbit Atomised and Inhaled By Human
woodkm t1_je88ipm wrote
Reply to comment by krisalyssa in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
Yea that is surprising to me, the disease part. Never even heard of it.
Bush hogs are definitely a lot louder. They also cover more area, faster. They'll scare away animals usually. But unfortunately what happens usually is if babies are nested down in thick brush. They won't always run. Snakes, rabbits, and I've even heard someone hitting a Fawn.
Asha_Brea t1_je88e3j wrote
Reply to comment by bekahed979 in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
They thought it might have been tularemia, but wasn't.
https://house.fandom.com/wiki/Tularemia
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If you made the same mistake that I did, then you are thinking of the Hunting episode.
creggieb t1_je885kw wrote
Reply to comment by Asha_Brea in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
Same with sarcoidosis
bekahed979 t1_je884q5 wrote
Reply to comment by Asha_Brea in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
There was an episode with tularemia
krisalyssa OP t1_je87slh wrote
Reply to comment by woodkm in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
The actual phrasing in the Wikipedia article is “in a lawnmower” which, while technically correct, sounds a little stilted to me.
The oddest part for me is that apparently it’s happened more than once. I mean, sure, a brush hog doesn’t discriminate, but here in the burbs rabbits run from push mowers. I’d expect a tractor with a brush hog makes a lot more noise. Though I suppose it’s also faster.
keetojm t1_je86wuc wrote
Reply to TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
Damn glad I never ran over a rabbit. Dead or alive.
IslandBoyardee t1_je86tkg wrote
Reply to comment by kozmonyet in TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second. by the_ballmer_peak
Just remember that a football field is about 7 giraffes, and the conversion is fairly simple from there.
BadgerSauce t1_je86ldt wrote
makeanewblueprint t1_je86kgf wrote
Look a Chocobo
strongbob25 t1_je86b4m wrote
Reply to TIL that there is an art installation in Burlington, Vermont that is called the world's tallest filing cabinet. It's name is "File Under So. Co., Waiting for". It was built in 2002 in response to years of delays building the Interstate 189 bypass into downtown Burlington by IAmDavidGurney
I’ve been there and it tall
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dressageishard t1_je85k4d wrote
Reply to comment by IAm_NotACrook in TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
Cro-Magnon man had a larger brain than modern humans. Who knows, maybe Neanderthals did, too?
dressageishard t1_je856lm wrote
Reply to comment by hillo538 in TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
I know one or two.
Psk499 t1_je84dia wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
r/oddlyspecific
beccabootie t1_je84cc2 wrote
Reply to TIL chocolate maker Lindt has sued companies that make gold-foiled chocolate bunnies for trademark infringement by Specialist_Check
I much prefer Cadbury. Taste better and seem more friendly.
DadsRGR8 t1_je843ro wrote
Reply to comment by Thedrunner2 in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
Rabbit fever!!!!
PM_me_ur_secretses t1_je8418z wrote
Reply to comment by TNT1990 in TIL that there's a breed of a domestic chicken tall up to 1.2 metres by ravennesejaguar
Arise, chicken!
suspended247 t1_je83whg wrote
Reply to comment by henryjonesjr83 in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
I had a jack Russell that was hell on rabbits. Found several carcasses after the fur went flying.
bk15dcx t1_je83sac wrote
Reply to comment by henryjonesjr83 in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
Happened to me with a Snapper Hi Vac. Bag instantly turned blood red. Probably mowed a half dozen. Washed it out. Did not gain super powers.
matt9191 t1_je83goe wrote
Reply to comment by henryjonesjr83 in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
Gotta hold your breath next time. Like passing a cemetery in the car.
garrbear22622 t1_je83dd8 wrote
Also look up the Brahma chicken. Then post it on r/absoluteunits
henryjonesjr83 t1_je82si3 wrote
Reply to TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
Ok this is nuts because I live on acreage and mow with a heavy zero turn.
Rabbits make nests in the damn grass where you cannot see them until you come back around.
I desperately try to check everywhere for bunny nests, but every damn spring I commit rabbit genocide. It's awful.
And now on top of feeling guilty, their bunny corpses can take their revenge on me.
Edit: where I live, if you don't mow regularly, the neighborhood will take action against you for lowering property values.
In the city where I used to live, if you don't mow, the city will come mow your yard for you and stick you with a big bill for it.
YeahitsaBMW t1_je82ocm wrote
Reply to comment by ElfMage83 in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem
>the extreme left wing of the democrat party
There is also an extreme left wing of the Republican party... Just like there is an extreme right of the Democratic party.
kurrpy t1_je88upu wrote
Reply to TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
I, too, listen to the Meat Eater podcast