Ah, but this means they might have existed, just not found/classified yet.
Plus, really importantly, the book was written in 1892 not 1982.
There's been one hell of a lot of scientific and medical advances since then.
21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Lux 2 Feb
might yes, my mistake yes
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128 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bitman 2 Feb
Great, didn't want people running to the hills in fear...
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