00:00What if evolution's secret was hidden in ancient Greek monsters?
00:05Empedocles thought body parts just floated around.
00:07Heads, arms, legs, all separate.
00:10These random parts would join up.
00:12Only the fit combinations lived and grew.
00:15Weak mixes died off fast.
00:18Strong ones passed on their traits.
00:20Sound like natural selection?
00:21This ancient idea, hidden in monsters, prefigured evolution.
00:25Learn more in the link in bio.
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