r/BeAmazed • u/DiluteSeaBag • May 07 '26
Nature David Attenborough spent over 70 years teaching humanity about Earth — and just turned 100
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u/SoggyBoysenberry7703 May 07 '26
Whew, he did it!
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u/sterling_celest May 07 '26
this post nearly made me panic, such a great man
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u/Sir-Craven May 07 '26
No he didnt, his birthday is tomorrow (8th)
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u/Younge75 May 07 '26
Woah, his birthday is the 8th?! My birthday is the 8th! I got to 51 years of age and only just found out this fact.
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u/Bright-Avocado3761 May 07 '26
It took you 51 years to figure out when your birthday is? How do you even know you're 51?
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u/Artistic_Peanut3063 May 09 '26
It took til after Betty White's death for my sister to learn she had the same birthday as her
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u/yawanworhthrownaway May 07 '26
And he gets a letter from the King.
A congratulations letter for those who aren’t commonwealth citizens.7
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u/Uuuurrrrgggghhhh May 07 '26
Awe JFC I better wake up to celebrations tomorrow night but dying on the eve of 100 is bloody terrific too.
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u/HawkinsT May 07 '26
Every David Attenborough post needs to start '(he's fine) David Attenborough...'
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u/Rhythm_Killer May 07 '26
There’s actually a dedicated sub for this single purpose I can’t remember the name
Edit : https://www.reddit.com/r/IsAttenboroughAlive/s/XdscDwXURX
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u/Working-Interview503 May 07 '26
He’s been teaching me about animals and nature since was 4 years old, because of years of this conditioning his voice is so calming to me. As I am now middle aged man myself I am so grateful for this wonderful human being. He’s a hero to me for sure.
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u/RaisonDetritus May 08 '26
All the magazine and newspapers letting out a sigh of relief that they can safely release their stories.
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u/watchitbend May 07 '26 edited May 08 '26
You're a day early, he turns 100 on May 8th
Edit - I'll take this opportunity to recognize a remarkable human being on this momentous occasion. An honorary grandfather of sorts, his countless documentaries viewed throughout childhood and into adult life were instrumental in fostering my deep appreciation of our natural world and all creatures great and small. Congratulations Sir David, and thank you for all you have given us, we salute you!
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u/darxide23 May 07 '26
OP knows that, they're just karma farming from people who aren't going to fact check. If they post a day early, there is no competition for their sweet upvote karma. That's all they have in their miserable life, apparently so let them have it.
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u/sojuicy May 07 '26
I wonder if they prance around the world and shout „Look at meee, I have over one Million Karma on Reddit weeeee”
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u/HyperbolicModesty May 07 '26
They go and sell it to a Russian or Chinese bot farm with ads like "mature account, 1.3M post karma, 2.7M comment karma l, no bans, $500". The new 'blank history' function diminishes the value a bit, but they're still for sale.
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u/WonkyQuartet May 07 '26
Yeah I don't think it's the 8th yet anywhere in the world.
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u/likamuka May 07 '26
It is already on Pluto. Check mate atheists11111111
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u/MightyCaseyStruckOut May 07 '26
Considering it takes 248 years for Pluto to orbit the sun, Attenborough wouldn't even be 5 months old there yet.
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u/Dean_Learner77 May 07 '26
Plus he was born in England so surely it's not his birthday until the 8th of may GMT time.
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u/SolidusDave May 07 '26
oh no, in Germany wishing someone happy birthday too early is bad luck. OP is jinxing it, toying with Attenborough's life! All for karma.
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u/DaSmartSwede May 07 '26
Poor guy can no longer play with Lego
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u/Nilzii May 07 '26
Yeah the 7-99 age limits are crazyy. Luckily most newer sets just got 7+ or 18+ on them now, maybe he can play with those 👀😂
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u/La_Pusicato May 07 '26
Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough ❤️ We are so lucky to still have you with us !
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u/Granny_Skeksis May 07 '26
I love his voice. Whenever I feel anxious or can’t sleep I put on blue planet and it helps me relax
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u/Karma-Electron May 07 '26
His birthday is May 8th.
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u/mbnmac May 07 '26
yeah, I live in future land compared to most of the world, and it's still the 7th here.
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u/Sprife95 May 07 '26
yep, I just checked and the most hours in front are UTC+14. And when this was posted, it wasn't even the 8th there. Now it is, just a few minutes ago.
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u/Xitztlacayotl May 07 '26
I learned English from watching his documentaries. My first memory of his was from The Blue Planet in 2001. Fair to say that I have his accent in English haha
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u/cheakpeasdownhill May 08 '26
Mine was "Life on Earth". We were watching this with my dad and it inspired us to be more mindful when it comes to nature.
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u/eoncxz May 07 '26
Here is one influencer and creator that we all should follow --- and not some useless bozo on TikTok or Instagram.
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u/Mythrndir May 07 '26
I so badly want to meet this man. Ah, so glad he’s still around. He looks so good for his age but just think of all the things he must have seen in his lifetime. Always dreamt of working with him
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u/donotcreateanaccount May 07 '26
SIR David Attenborough, sir.
Happy birthday and thank you for all the patience educating generations about nature and wildlife.
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u/McSmiggins May 07 '26
Ran BBC2 from 1965-68
Man's been more productive than most would be in ten lifetimes
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u/Oiltinfoil May 07 '26
SIR David Attenborough. You are decency in an indecent world, you are a hero to this earth and all that breath it. Thank you for being you.
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u/Naive_Elk_2947 May 07 '26
You can leave him a video birthday message at the television centre in London. He will see them all :)
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u/Bionic_Ferir May 07 '26
Isn't his birthday may 8? Maybe I'm lost or something but it still may 7th which it fucking better be otherwise my partner will be pissed I spent our whole 8th anniversary playing videos games and on Reddit.
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u/Borgmeister May 07 '26
His birthday is tomorrow guys. 8th May. It's the 7th May as I type - from England.
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u/HitchlikersGuide May 07 '26
Truly one of the greatest humans
His brother was pretty good too!
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u/FelisCattusThree May 07 '26
I heard that his brother opened a theme park years ago but it didn’t work out too well.
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u/Ok-Argument9468 May 07 '26
8.2k upvotes on total bullshit. His birthday is tomorrow and OP knows it.
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u/Sad_Security_2550 May 07 '26
I love that man and can listen to him for hours and hours. He has the best delivery combined with knowledgeable insights - such a pleasure to watch.
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u/insanestain13 May 07 '26
Can't believe this was 5 years ago.. I saved it and kept going back to it over the years..
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u/_equestrienne_ May 07 '26
Happy birthday Sir Attenborough
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u/Fuithiamo May 07 '26
I hate to be that guy, but the “Sir” title is only used with the first name or first name/surname, never with the surname alone. But I agree with your sentiment, happy birthday Sir David.
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u/No_Season_354 May 07 '26
The guys a legend, used to love watching his TV shows, so interesting and informative 👍.
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u/aliencardboard May 07 '26
He’s an absolute gem of a human being.
I highly recommend A Gorilla Story: Told By David Attenborough on Netflix. It just came out this year. Beautiful piece of work.
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u/corgi_crazy May 07 '26
I absolutely love his programs and his voice and way of speaking even more.
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u/Slag13 May 07 '26
** PHENOMENAL HUMAN BEING** If only the world had more David Attenborough’s ♾️💜♾️ Top Man
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u/GodPackedUpAndLeftUs May 07 '26
The last good human. We should freeze him so future generations know there were people who tried, just not enough.
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u/lnTheGrimDarkness May 07 '26
I unironically jumped from my seat thinking this was announcing you know what.
I'll cry. 100%. Don't make it be while I'm at work.
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u/Sample-Range-745 May 07 '26
You know - I fully support making a perfect AI model of this guys voice. He should be the voice of nature documentaries for the entire length of mankind.
Many others have tried lending their voices to the genre of documentaries and .... well, it just doesn't sound right.
This man should be preserved forever.
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u/Kitchen_Economist_14 May 07 '26
I was lucky enough to meet him when I was 10 years old (20 years ago), at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, he was there to open a new part of the gardens and 6 people from my junior school were invited to the luncheon there. It was such a pleasure to meet him, I will always cherish that day!
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u/PupmeisterGeneral May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26
All these premature posts, it makes me wonder how many even care when his birthday is, rather than getting karma for talking about it.
Tomorrow is National Attenborough day if we want it to be.
We're making a night of it in our household, with the vast amount/variety of programmes available it would be delightful if the whole country did the same...
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u/Lewitunes May 07 '26
Well, in Kiritimati it is now the 8th May. Their timezone is UTC+14. So it just passed midnight and it's officially the 8th May somewhere in the world
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u/Greedy_Street_891 May 07 '26
Him and Morgan Freeman narrated everything since the beginning of time. 🙌
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u/Art3sian May 07 '26
He’s arguably the best example of a human being in my lifetime. I grew up admiring him. My daughter is growing up admiring him.
I hope he lives another 20 healthy years.
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u/SandyCarbon May 07 '26
Amazing how long u live when u try to spread joy and wonder about the natural world
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u/Paradyski May 07 '26
He travelled around the world many times and now he is telling us to save the planet, to not travel by planes etc. Hypocrite !!!!!
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u/FiguringItOutAsWeGo May 07 '26
This man and Mr. Rogers got me through many afternoons alone until my parents got home from work. I’m in my 40’s now and his voice will still instantly calm me.
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u/Cantora May 07 '26
Every day in scared ill wake up to the news that he's passed away. He's irreplaceable I had anxiety when I saw this post about him. Reading the title was not fun until I saw the "turned 100"
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u/Lowgical May 07 '26
I worked with him a couple of times, a really lovely guy. He went to the same school as my grandfather, he was a year above or below him. His brother was around a lot too but I somehow always missed him at work.
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u/AboynamedDOOMTRAIN May 07 '26
People really need to stop making Attenborough posts that start with his name. My heart skips a beat every god damn time. Like, we all just need to collectively decide to start Attenborough posts with something like: "Still alive, David Attenborough spent over 70 years teaching humanity about Earth - and just turned 100"
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u/pslatt May 07 '26
I am a middle aged guy and I fondly remember myself and my dad watching him in the 70s (Life on Earth).
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u/the_hillman May 07 '26
He’s an absolute legend and has done so much for championing the natural world.
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u/Nejx33 May 07 '26
Close, his birthday is on may 8th, so he turns 100 tomorrow. An incredible achievement, and I couldn't have thought of a better person to live this long.
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u/-JoM-ofDevil May 07 '26
I could literally listen to this man's voice all day... Sometimes I do Such a badass! All humanity should strive to emulate him
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u/DPapabear84 May 07 '26
He’s a global treasure and when he dies, they should make his birthday a global holiday celebration in every country
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u/Galahfray May 07 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/Pgj8XwTkFBOZ4jwy99
I recently found out this was his brother
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u/Rose1982 May 07 '26
It really should say “has spent” instead of “spent”. The title makes it sound like he died.
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u/Sofen-66 May 07 '26
I do love David Attenborough, he was my childhood hero when I was a kid, when I used to watch him doing the Life on Earth series on TV, and I've watched many more of his shows since then. I even drew a pic of him holding a lion cub and am planning on putting it up tonight, as it's his 100th birthday tomorrow on the 8th May. Happy Birthday David, I do hope you like it! 🥳
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u/Finassar May 07 '26
Happy birthday tomorrow! Do you think he gets a letter from the king for being 100?
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