How Many Spiders Would Spiders Georg Have To Eat?
Keywords:
Meme, Biology, Nutrition, Spiders GeorgAbstract
Spiders Georg is a known internet meme that discusses statistical outliers skewing the mean and comments on the myth that people will swallow 8 spiders in their sleep every year. This paper will be looking in to the number of spiders that he would have to eat in order for this to be true, in comparison to the world population and the possible health implications of this.
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