Wrong again!
A recent study on native and invasive exotic lizard species shows that, when influenced by severe competition, measurable evolution of physical characteristics (e.g., toepad size and configuration) and behaviors (e.g., preferred foraging height) can occur in less than twenty years (cite).
(That ignorance-fighting thing – it’s taking longer than we thought! This one seems actively resistant.)
And this “old man” or “gramps” schtick is just stupid. It smacks of trollery almost as much as the manifest abject stupidity.
If this person were real, then it would essentially be saying “I’m really stupid AND I’m a child.” The “old man” thing would only work if you were actually smart, and were bringing some knowledge or perspective that older people were more likely to lack. Plus, it’s the internet. You’ve got no idea of other people’s ages.
So, poor form, troll. Try to be more subtle about how you weave in your character’s details.
Young men think old men are fools. Old men remember that young men are fools.
Actually, I would have LOVED to get stickers when I was a little girl. The article mentioned temporary tattoos and glow sticks – that would have been even better!
We’ve had conversations about your 2nd question here numerous times, and although the definitive answer is still “We don’t quite know,” there are several theories, some of which could overlap or even happen concurrently. Here’s a few off the top of my head:
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[li]Peanut butter used to be considered po’ folk food, and poverty-stricken children often have internal parasites that can change how the immune system functions. Nowadays, it’s the food of picky little special snowflakes who will only eat three foods.[/li]
[li]Our immune systems in general aren’t functioning properly in the overly-sanitized world in which many of us now live. Germophobes have re-defined what it means to be clean, and since our immune systems don’t fight against the “usual” bugs, they now attack any old thing, including peanut proteins, instead.[/li]
[li]Kids die. Back in the day, kids died frequently. Often, nobody knew why. Medicine advances constantly, and we know now a few things that we didn’t know then (with apologies to Pete Seger) so deaths are more accurately attributable than they used to be.[/li][/ul]
Many people on this board would love to have this conversation with you, if you can contribute civil posts to the conversation, by either adding questions, or facts – the real, verifiable, cited kind.
Another potential: dry roasting causes chemical changes in peanuts that may make them more likely to trigger an allergic reaction.
This would make (extremely superficial) sense given that when I was a wee tad mubmlemumble years ago — at any rate, before dry roasting was introduced — peanut allergies were pretty much unheard of and anyone who suggested that one could be allergic to peanut butter would be looked on as completely unhinged.
Screw getting the grant. How do I sign up as one of the bunnies. Free footrubs? And why not?
It’s what happens after the footrubs that you have to worry about.
Read the small print-the feet are detached before they are rubbed.
Ummm, BOB Seger, maybe?
This ruling just came in from D’Anconia: I’m sorry, it appears you’ve invalidated your entire argument by including evidence that you can’t tell the difference between Pete Seeger and Bog Seger. You’ll have to go sit over there in the “can’t tell the difference between cable TV and radio” corner with Hentor the Barbarian for the remainder of the thread (we’re still decorating the “can’t tell the difference between Pete Seeger and Bob Seger” corner).
Looking at the bright side, though, at least you guys will have someone intelligent to talk to! 
[Vincent Vega] I ain’t saying it’s right. But you’re saying a foot massage don’t mean nothing, and I’m saying it does. Now look, I’ve given a million bunnies a million foot massages, and they all meant something. We act like they don’t, but they do, and that’s what’s so fucking cool about them. There’s a sensuous thing going on where you don’t talk about it, but you know it, the bunny knows it, fucking **D’Anconia **knew it, and the government should have fucking better known better. I mean, that’s his fucking bunny, man. He can’t be expected to have a sense of humor about that shit. You know what I’m saying? [/VV]
Maybe your method of massage differs from mine, but you know, touching a bunny’s feet and sticking your tongue in basic research ain’t the same fucking ballpark. It ain’t the same league. It ain’t even the same fucking sport. Look, bunny foot massages don’t mean shit.
Holy Grud, how tempted I am to link to a semi-porn pic of Lola Bunny, writhing in physical ecstasy, getting a foot massage.
Yay the Internetz; you can find anything!
Bravo!
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…Stop it, Boner. 
Only if he agrees to dress the part.
Hey guys, I found one!
Ok, this is pretty mild, stupidity-wise, but this thread has always had to accept the merely ‘kinda-stupid’:
Cuomo Jokes That People Under Ebola Quarantine Can Pass Time Reading His Book
Can’t think of a better way to make 21 days feel like an eternity.
Actual Wendy Davis tweet:
The DREAM Act passed? And does she know what governors do? Or perhaps she’s following the usual Democratic MO of assuming their minority supporters are stupid.
Where in that tweet does it say that’s she’s referring to her actions as (she hopes) governor? There are other elections taking place next week, too.
Possibly, although given that she thinks the DREAM Act is law, I don’t even think she knows what she’s trying to say here.