As many (many!) listeners to @thisdaypod noticed, I got a little garbled talking about narwhals in today's episode, calling them "mythic." Just to clarify, I am not a narwhal truther! I just got too excited.
@thisdaypod Narwhals are fascinating (real!) creatures, and I have a tiny obsession with them, and did not think I'd get to indulge in that on a podcast about American political history!
@thisdaypod But they're actually amazing. Did you know that their tusk is not just a long tooth, and probably not a real defensive tool — it has too many sensory nerves. Some biologists think it could be used for echolocation.
@thisdaypod Did you also know that I can do a pretty good impression of the narwhal from Elf?
@thisdaypod I do actually have a controversial marine-life opinion, which is that manatees are offensively dull. (calling @NeilJYoung17) I disclosed that on my other political history podcast, @pastpresentpod.
@thisdaypod @NeilJYoung17 @pastpresentpod In closing: narwhals = real, manatees = boring, me = probably in need of a vacation + more outlets for talking about things I'm weirdly fascinated by
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