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15684317 No.15684317 [Reply] [Original]

>He could be cantankerous and opinionated and had offended a large number of influential colleagues unused to his Yorkshire bluntness. He had called some of them liars and cheats in public, while his beliefs, in later life, verged on the lunatic. He said Earth was being constantly bombarded by microbes from outer space and that these were responsible for outbreaks of flu and other illnesses. He also claimed that remains of archaeopteryx – the British Museum fossil that demonstrates the early link between dinosaurs and birds – was a fake. Such notions went down badly in scientific circles.

>> No.15684354

>>15684317
Sounds pretty based to me.

>> No.15684377

>throw in a piece of truth at the end to smear it
Lol

>> No.15684934

>>15684317
god is le real!!!! i have no proof he just is okay?!!
not too bright.