This Explains . . .

[HowardM2]

so much (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3170245.stm).

[cookala]

I've always thought 2/3 of the human race to be "strange flatworms" myself.

cookala
I learn so much at pffa!

[Alasdair]

Hmmmmm. Brainless, spineless and gutless - it does remind me of the people at the Dutch tax office. Although it can probably work faster.

[Harry R]

This seems like a good opportunity to roll out one of my favourite bits of trivia.

Human beings are more closely related to trout than trout are to sharks.

The reason being - we and trout have backbones, whereas sharks (and, for example, stingrays and sturgeon) are cartilaginous fish. So we share a common ancestor with trout that is not the ancestor of the shark.

Harry

[Rachel Bunting]

Harry, you are a fountain of trivial information.
:D
Rachel