IntroductionSince the dawn of science fiction, we have speculated about the possibility of nonhuman sapient life on other planets. This is not hyperbole: some of the earliest guesses that other worlds might exist like the Earth also postulated that other races of "men" might exist on these other worlds. The supposition makes sense: why could
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I was thinking about the longevity of life on Earth, and I saw this interesting pattern. All the dates are very approximate, and I'm aware that my rounding may be creating a pattern where none really exists. Anyway, roughly
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The following is taken from a Usenet post in which I mused on the reasons why homosexual behavior occurs naturally in many species, including humans. ===========================================================================