Interesting People - Aristotle
Aristotle stated that flies have four legs. He was so trusted that his assertion was repeated in natural history texts for more than a thousand years.
(Some people defend him by saying some flies, like the mayfly, walk on four legs and use their two forelegs to hold onto the female during mating in flight. I just like to think he got it wrong.)
(Some people defend him by saying some flies, like the mayfly, walk on four legs and use their two forelegs to hold onto the female during mating in flight. I just like to think he got it wrong.)
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