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    This phenomenon is called convergent evolution and while it’s astonishing for the layperson, it’s a quite common thing in nature

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    Monocles, pfft, the German name of the African Penguin is Brillenpinguin, literally eyeglasses penguin.

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    This had me in the first half, but the last sentence makes it clear it’s a complete fabrication with no basis in fact. Business tycoons have always had a disdain for the poor.