› added 6 years ago

292

TIL Microplastics in Fresh Water Are Mostly Laundry Lint

Read more sciencemag.org

via reddit.com

BrGQD TIL: in 1966 alone, The Beatles each earned (in 2016 dollars) $15-24 million
Y79Ed TIL about Karen Wetterhahn who was a chemist that died of severe trimethylmercury poisoning. Her life could've been saved, if she had removed her gloves before 15 seconds of exposure to a drop of it. In 1996, regulatory bodies didn't know latex gloves were insufficient; she died almost a year later.
5YBPp TIL that Deborah Sampson joined the US Army in 1782 serving as an Infantryman and being injured during her service.
4kyZb TIL that James Otis Jr. was a key figure in the early American Patriot movement, he influenced both John and Samuel Adams and is credited with the phrase, “Taxation without representation is tyranny.” He was born on February 5, 1725.
epRwb TIL: Momofuku Ando, the inventor of insta ramen believed his noodles could cure world hunger. Over the decades he would shout quotes to his employees which includes, "Mankind is noodlekind", "What are you doing now?", and "Peace will come when people have food" which are in the employee handbook.