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At their peak, 3–5 billion passenger pigeons filled North America. Flocks were so huge they darkened the sky for hours. Some shooting contests required 30,000 dead birds to win. By 1914, the last one… (europe.pub)
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Full title: At their peak, 3–5 billion passenger pigeons filled North America. Flocks were so huge they darkened the sky for hours. Some shooting contests required 30,000 dead birds to win. By 1914, the last one was gone. One of history’s most brutal population collapses.

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[–] 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

One hundred percent of your posts are reposted from recent Reddit posts using an automated script.

That’s a bot.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago

    It's obvious, but I don't mind it. Most of this stuff is interesting. Of course I'd prefer the real OP posted here, but can't magically make that happen. It's weird that lemmy OP denies it though.

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