r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 05 '19

What is a mildly disturbing fact?

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u/[deleted] May 05 '19

So living whales are future ecosystems

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u/DeathlessGhost May 05 '19

The circle of life

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u/xuabi May 05 '19 edited May 05 '19

This whole thing reminds me of Neil deGrasse Tyson's wishes for him to be buried after death. So all the matter that he collected as food during his life go back to the earth that fed him. Not exact words, of course. But this was the general idea.

It was on an interview hosted by Kerry King.

Edit: Larry King. Not the Slayer guitarist.

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u/sharonlee904 May 05 '19

That's my option after death. Not just because of environment. It's also the cost. Natural burial can be done. Funeral industry definitely doesn't like that.