@thejakechristie: IS THIS THE BIRD PROFESSOR? (feat. @tomlumperson) - Museum of Twitter #0578 #twitter #twitterquotes #museumoftwitter #Science #birds #ornithology
I was always under the impression that they were settling a bet
2026-02-05 03:46:35
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Lauren Hirth :
Admittedly when was the last time you saw a hummingbird’s feet??
2026-02-04 22:50:00
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Lilli⭐️n :
hummingbird
2026-02-04 21:32:48
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Canon Alverson :
This might be top 1 episode of all time
2026-02-04 21:44:57
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cheerio :
fun fact, although not closely related to hummingbirds, the birds-of-paradise were long thought to lack feet!! people saw that stuffed decorative skins of these birds didn’t have feet or wings (they were just removed during the preservation process) and assumed that the living birds also didn’t have feet or wings. they believed that the birds somehow spent their entire lives kept aloft by their plumes (the fluffy feathers). there’s even a species named “apoda”, which translates to “without feet”!!
2026-02-05 19:17:21
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Penny Altmighty :
this video made me realize I didnt know what hummingbird feet look like
2026-02-10 16:29:24
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FRobert :
We love Tom Lum! Also always excited when he goes on the Lateral podcast
2026-02-06 00:35:08
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Bonesaw :
Seeing this not even an hour after getting back from my ornithology lab
2026-02-06 17:05:18
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Deg4 :
My favorite thing about that tweet was all the comments under it from other experts saying “yeah, this happens more than you’d expect”
2026-02-05 12:14:10
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niqjonpersonal :
This is quite literally me about economics, im not even political about it i just genuinely know entirely too much about economics because i grew up in a house of accountants but literally nobody i know asks me about economics. I am a volcano of economics info ready to level pampaii
2026-02-05 07:52:18
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Dom :
Yet another guest that I know from seeing them on my fyp. Jake I fear our online consumption overlaps to an unhealthy degree
2026-02-05 06:39:32
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Jo :
Great interview! I loved how excited this person was!
2026-02-06 16:07:15
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cyn :
I loved how excited Tom was about all of this, you could just feel it. 🥰
2026-02-08 12:37:15
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divasunglasses :
Tom Lum the noted Lateral guest??
2026-02-06 05:14:34
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NWR Astrotrain :
I’ve been waiting for this one
2026-03-02 06:05:02
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user1085377094587 :
Good times
2026-02-05 17:19:47
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Inter-dimensional fugitive :
Carl Sagan has a similar story
2026-02-16 09:22:30
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andreahgottlieb :
Who could get mad at you Jake?
2026-02-05 03:36:24
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brosephine7 :
I 100% thought this was a Tumblr post
2026-02-04 22:16:53
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TheGhostofFrancesPerkins🆘🇺🇸 :
I have a friend who has a PhD in linguistics and I have dm-ed him some weird questions
2026-02-06 03:41:57
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xoxo :
There really is a little magic in the world 🩵
2026-02-12 13:45:54
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Juan Madrigal :
This was the coolest thing thanks for sharing
2026-02-05 07:28:42
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Nick :
I’m guessing the Venn diagram of PhD’s and Autism has a high level of overlap. So basically it’s random people asking questions about their hyper-fixation
2026-02-09 10:29:39
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🇵🇸lemonz⁉️ :
maybe they did google if they have feet, and got the latin name meaning no feet, and then started arguing even more before finally calling the professor
2026-02-10 11:33:43
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Armoiresome :
tom lum my beloved
2026-02-05 22:12:36
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