15 "Normal" Things That Are Totally Weird When You Think About Them

13. Birds

We take birds for granted. They're everywhere: pooping, cawwing, flapping or stealing our chips. But have you ever stopped to think that birds first emerged during the Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago? They're essentially tiny dinosaurs that sing. Woh.
 
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