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Re: offtopic helmet polishing (was Re: rm fails to remove symboliclinks to directories)

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Christopher Faylor wrote:

> Just a bit of trivia: did you know that a porpoise was a mammal?

Which porpoise?  A living porpoise *is* a mammal.  Or are you talking
about a dead porpoise?

> I know!  I thought they were related to whales!  I think science is fun!

Interestingly enough (another bit of trivia), a tortoise isn't a mammal...
Now, what makes the letter 'p' so special, that changing a 't' to it makes
a mammal?

OAU
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