What's something you just learned, that you should have known for a while?

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Similarly, and also often misunderstood...

Peacock only refers to the males. A female is called a peahen.

Collectively they are an ungodly ruckus of peafowl.

Honestly not sure which is worse. Peafowl or guinea fowl

I've lived near both, and only one made me think that children were being murdered nearby.

Peafowl sound like nightmares.

First time I heard peafowl at night, I honestly thought a woman was being murdered in the distance or something. I was a kid and had to ask my parents what was going on. I almost didn't believe them because I didn't even know there were peafowl down the road at all. But that memory always stuck with me lol

My parents have several peacreatures...... a refer to them as shut the fuck up.... they are the donkeys of birds and should be exterminated.

"Look at me, I'm so pretty!" "AHHHHH-RAAAAAAAAAH! AH-RAH! AHHHHH RAAAAAAAAAAA!"

I live a 1/2 mile or so away and down a different road but they still sound like they are in my yard screaming..... the first one they got immediately flew away, so then they had to make a giant outdoor cage with a roof to keep the next ones in..... I'm not a genius but I believe if you have to build a outdoor prison compound to keep in your stupid screaming birds you should probably find a different hobby.

You say peacock and nobody bats an eye... but you say poopcock and everyone LOSES THEIR MINDS

- The Joker