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I heard that humans eat a bunch of spiders in their sleep.. (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by realitista@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 90 points 5 months ago (6 children)

I'm still salty that I once lost a game of trivia because I said this myth was false, and the "official" answer said it was true.

[–] realitista@lemmy.world 50 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Now you know why.

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 27 points 5 months ago

Darn Spiders Georg.

[–] herrcaptain@lemmy.ca 45 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If it helps, I - a stranger - am absolutely livid on your behalf.

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 21 points 5 months ago

It does help, thank you.

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 months ago

Sorry, the card says moops

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago

Was their source the moops?

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Here you go, if it’s any comfort after the fact.

[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 11 points 5 months ago

human-infested areas

Nice.

[–] Huschke@programming.dev 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Do you have a source that this claim is just a myth?

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

It was intended to be an example of a ridiculous "false fact" that went on to become widely believed.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/swallow-spiders/

Also, I can barely eat 6 spiders in one sitting.

[–] 5wim@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also, I can barely eat 6 spiders in one sitting.

6 orders of spiders, maybe.

We've all made the embarrassing mistake of ordering 6 orders of spiders, thinking it was 6 individual spiders, and succumbing to a ego belly encumbered with as many as 36 spiders for sake of seeming ignorant of how spider restaurants work. And since it's usually a mistake made on nascent visits in unfamiliar cultural territory, we're already acting inured to the strangeness of eating raw spiders, so it's often a double-whammy.

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

And the worst part is that they charge extra for any leftovers, so you can't leave even a single leg unmasticated.

[–] Huschke@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks for the link! Was an interesting read.

[–] StaticFalconar@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

So you have a source that its true?