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Re:Remembering When Only Barbarians Drank Milk (2018) by 174SIGSEGV on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @11:00PM (#28534737)
Placenta is a flat cake, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦντος. Presumably, human placentae are named for their shape.
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Re:Remembering When Only Barbarians Drank Milk (2018) by ThePadawan on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @02:10AM (#28535794)
Fun fact! The German word for placenta is still "Mutterkuchen" (mother['s] cake)!
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