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Baron Munchausen fucks with ducks [Pre 1934] (quokk.au)
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[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

OK ive seen like 5 of these now i need an explanation

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Should only be 3 unless someone else has added some which would be cool.

Baron Munchausen was a fictional character from the 1780s. A bit of a parody a baron from the time who liked to exaggerate his stories but it evolved into its own little universe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Munchausen