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What Are The Cows Up To?

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Tue, 2008-08-26 18:26 — SoundAndFury

A study of Google Earth satellite images has revealed that herds of cattle tend to face in the north-south direction of Earth's magnetic lines.

I just thought this was kind of... fuck I don't know. Read it asshole.

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Wed, 2008-08-27 15:07 — MuttWitch
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This has also been a

This has also been a long-standing theory about homing pigeons. :)

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Wed, 2008-08-27 06:44 — ammit
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I think this somehow

I think this somehow justifies my preference to sleep with my head to the north.

Tue, 2008-08-26 22:07 — Incarnadine
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When I heard this on NPR,

When I heard this on NPR, the expert being interviewed said something to the effect of, "Well, obviously, the next step is to attach magnets to cows' heads." Er. Right. Obviously.

Wed, 2008-08-27 13:28 — PMMJ
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YES

That is entirely correct... FOR SCIENCE.

Wed, 2008-08-27 06:02 — Single Entendre
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Wait, what?!

Was there some additional context about that, or were they just into the idea of cows with magnetic heads??
You know. 'Cause it'd be funny.
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Wed, 2008-08-27 11:53 — SoundAndFury
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I like to imagine they

I like to imagine they discovered this while secretly trying to crossbreed cow powers into monkeys.

Wed, 2008-08-27 12:47 — ammit
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Would that make them

Would that make them bovanzees?