› added 7 months ago

60

TIL that the longest running laboratory experiment started in 1927 and is still being conducted.

Read more smp.uq.edu.au

via reddit.com

69B4l TIL due to over fishing taking out their competitors and and predators, squid populations are growing at an alarming rate
9nBm TIL during the early penicillin era, the drug was so scarce and so highly valued that it became common to collect the urine from patients being treated, so that the penicillin in the urine could be isolated and reused
R5jja TIL: US government agencies responsible for leading the world in rare disease and cancer treatments (NIH) and hard sciences (NSF) have a long fascinating history partnering with universities and research institutions going back to WWII
ADo9n TIL that Texas at one point was very very similar to other Deep Southern states, however by 1936, Texas elites took a step to redefine Texas and it’s culture with a very prominent Wild West theme to distance themselves from the Confederacy slowly but surely.
m8EP TIL Some Nigerian prince scammers use bad English and a dumb premise, not because they’re actually clueless, but because they want only the biggest suckers to respond, allowing them to dedicate their time and efforts to people who might actually pay up.