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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Many moons ago, I heard this idea about Russia, and why they had so many attractive women.

It was posited that due to their substantial wartime losses from WW2, there were far more women than men in the populace, so any dude could snag a hottie. And then they had progeny that also grew up to be hotties, creating a higher density of hot people.

I don't know if this is real, but I think it's interesting to think about.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

noncredibleeugenics (or to be more technically correct, oversimplified and misapplied mendelian genetics).

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't know if this is real, but I think it's interesting to think about.

Sure interesting to think about, but it's definitely not that easy, genetics are hella complicated and humans are not peas.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

humans are not peas

Speak for yourself, flesh-plant!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

Sounds credible, reminds me of this old Icelandic beer ad where they asked why Ireland has no pretty women and Iceland is full of them. Blame the Vikings

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Exactly, she’s so hot.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

No, I'm much uglier.