FlebianGrubbleBite
FlebianGrubbleBite t1_j5zglxr wrote
Reply to comment by Carnifex in TIL the reason that farmers flood rice fields isn't to water the plants, as you might expect. It's done to keep away pests and weeds, and to protect against uneven rainfall. by Ninja_In_Shaddows
I think they're trying to communicate that Rice Plants don't need to be submerged in water to grow but they did not do so in the most effective way.
FlebianGrubbleBite t1_j9fidm5 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions. by argh-ok
If that were true humans wouldn't exist. Most humans have DNA from Cross breeding with other species of human like Neanderthal and Denosovens