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[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 52 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bit if a misleading title "Those crabs, the theory goes, ate Earhart after she perished on the island."

The theory is not that a bunch of toddler sized crabs ate her alive like a horror movie

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

Thank goodness. I hate suicide, but faced with an aggressive swarm of determined coconut crabs while badly injured, I might check myself out.

[–] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"three-foot-long coconut crabs"

oh god, those things are horrifying

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

Only when the silently watch you sleep.

[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Jesus!! I didn't even know coconuts could get STD's.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

STD's nuts, obviously

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Amelia Earhart (artist depiction)

[–] Hazmatastic@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] benderbeerman@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Did-a-chik?

[–] h54@programming.dev 7 points 1 week ago

The bones found on the island weren't Amelia's.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

c/science_memes is right again! Everything does turn into a crab.