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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 49 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Alternatively, you can boil them down to make a sloth broth.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sloths are not looking to move more quickly though...

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

It's part of the slow foods movement

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

You can mix that with liquor to make Sloe Gin

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

me on my way to google of David Attenborough died based on the suspiciouslly high number of posts related to him

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 44 points 2 months ago

He just turned 100 I think

[–] Anchorxiety@reddthat.com 12 points 2 months ago

Who will live longer? David Attenborough or Dick van Dyke?

[–] EditsHisComments@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Like Christopher Reeves and stem cells

do sloths eat pixels now?