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I actually fact checked this and it's true.

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's even crazier is sharks are even older than trees!

[–] sosodev@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So there could be planets where mushroom forests are dominant like one might see in the science fiction televisual dramas.

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

worship the 🍄, for Toad has spoken.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Honestly, I disagree. It is much more surprising to me that lifeforms I recognize are older than stars. They're different timescales in my mind that I never even considered comparing.