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TIL that in 1800 Alexander von Humboldt found a pet parrot in Amazonia that was the last "speaker" of an extinct language. He documented what it said, and his notes are the only trace of this language (www.mentalfloss.com)

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[-] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Goofy headline, incredibly doubtful that this wasn't fabricated

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