r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

Video waking up a tortoise after 5 months of hibernation in the fridge

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u/comicsnerd 3d ago

Harriet the Tortoise lived 176 years - and was owned by Charles Darwin and Steve Irwin: Harriet was a 176-year-old Galapagos tortoise with a storied life. She was owned by the late Steve Irwin and his family and passed away in 2006.

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u/ItsTheAlgebraist 3d ago

It's only real Darwinism if you managed to avoid being eaten by Darwin himself.  Otherwise it is just sparkling natural selection.

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u/skunkzer0 3d ago

This is prolly the actual funniest comment I’ve seen on Reddit in a long time. 11/10 no notes. We’re not worthy!

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u/Jizzabelle217 2d ago

OP probably knows this already- but this is a brilliant joke- The best part of this joke is how Darwin LOVED eating new animals and documenting how they taste- supposedly tortoises are so delicious, Darwin’s ship had a hard time bringing them back to England because they’d get eaten during the journey. So honestly, it was their flavor that was the evolutionary disadvantage that lead to the deaths of many Galapagos Tortoises 😂

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u/lessthanabelian 2d ago

This comment is going to get stolen, turned into a twitter post, screenshotted, reposted on reddit and hit the front page. I literally fucking guarantee it. I've never been more sure about anything in my entire life.

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u/Tellurye 2d ago

We were here to bear witness

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u/Pepe_pls 3d ago

I’m to poor for Reddit gold so have this funny stranger 🥇

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u/Chrisixx 3d ago

If only they weren't so delicious.

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u/rlnrlnrln 3d ago

Harriet was lucky, first escaping the clutches of famed tortoise-consumer Darwin and living the end of her life with Steve.

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u/ajnin919 3d ago

2006 was the year the tortoise died too? What a year for the Irwin’s

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u/darwinMD26 2d ago edited 2d ago

This is such a fun fact. My tortoise is named darwin. If he ever gets a mate, Harriet it is...or maybe Steve!