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Neanderthals and early humans ‘likely to have kissed’, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by TheBat@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[-] PaupersSerenade@startrek.website 65 points 10 months ago

‘And they were roommates’

[-] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 46 points 10 months ago

There is a neanderthal and an early human inside you
They're kissing, they're both boys and they're kissing

[-] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

This thought would have Lindsey Graham both disgusted and aroused. But mostly aroused.

[-] celeste@kbin.earth 19 points 10 months ago

Well, we know they fucked, so this is nice.

[-] rem26_art@fedia.io 16 points 10 months ago

bro we got them Neanderthal cooties wth

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Thankfully there's a widely available vaccine shot.

[-] Flickerby@lemmy.zip 15 points 10 months ago

ZOMG THEY KISSIED UWU CHAT RATE THIS ROMANCE

[-] treadful@lemmy.zip 14 points 10 months ago

Bored scientists make protohuman fanfic

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 months ago

What if the reason homo sapiens out-reproduced Neanderthals is that Neanderthals were so much better at oral sex?

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 months ago

From what I heard they did more than just kiss. /s

[-] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 10 points 10 months ago

Someone's really working hard to justify that funding.

[-] yakko@feddit.uk 21 points 10 months ago

Look here... I don't know what you do, but I bet it isn't making my life more interesting. I say let em cook

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Neanderthal and Chill.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Babe want watch fire!? Babe scared cave shadows!? Babe want bonk on head!?

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

blush

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

When you look into modern European genetics, it is quite likely that they actually did a bit more than just kissing...

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Isn't there a theory that one reason kissing is a thing is that it was a way for neanderthals and early humans to exchange germs / bacteria / whatever and thus help to build communal immune systems?

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago

They even had babies.

[-] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Neanderthals and humans

up a tree

K . I . S . S . I . N . G .

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