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DearFeralRural t1_j8qv05t wrote

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[deleted] t1_j8rsh5m wrote

Eggs have been eaten by predators for millions, perhaps billions of years. They aren't exactly uncommon

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QuickToJudgeYou t1_j8ri2ip wrote

Probably observed other animals eating eggs and went for it.

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walruskingmike t1_j8t3vqo wrote

That's assuming that humanity's ancestors didn't already eat them.

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QuickToJudgeYou t1_j8t4b8e wrote

Well at one point I would think the cognitive level of humans got the point of "should I eat that?" And they would question what they have done in the past.

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walruskingmike t1_j8t5eua wrote

Well sure. That's what we're doing right now. There just may not have been one person who went "I'm gonna try that egg thing" for the first time.

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HunterKiller_ t1_j8v5wim wrote

I was so puzzled for a second coz I thought you meant chicken shit lmao

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neelankatan t1_j8yq1wo wrote

I bet someone tried that to at some point but it didn't quite catch on

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crambree t1_j938a6g wrote

A lot of animals eat the eggs of their pray. No doubt human animals saw that and copied. Then decided to heat it up like we did with other animal products.

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