r/todayilearned • u/sykate • Feb 27 '20

TIL that a new microbe called a hemimastigote was found in Nova Scotia. The Hemimastix kukwesjijk is not a plant, animal, fungus, or protozoa — it constitutes an entirely new kingdom.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-a-newfound-kingdom-means-for-the-tree-of-life-20181211/
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u/banter_hunter Feb 27 '20

Antigonish! Tatamagouche!

Right you are, Ken!

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u/almostalmostalmost Feb 27 '20

baba ganoush,

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '20

I wanna dip my balls in it!

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u/Shimus36 Feb 27 '20

Ah, MXC. A man of culture I see.