r/todayilearned • u/mvincen95 • 1d ago

TIL that despite their name, it is biologically impossible for a centipede to be born with exactly 100 legs because a genetic quirk dictates they always have an odd number of leg pairs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede
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u/ba123blitz 1d ago

Clovers with more than 3 leaves is a genetic thing by the way

My grandma has a patch that’s been there at least a couple decades can always find a bunch of 4s

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u/Benji692 22h ago

Lucky!

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u/Githyerazi 20h ago

Probably a radiation leak. Grandpa buried all the broken radium glass there. You spent your childhood exposing yourself to radiation, hope your 6 fingered children are okay.