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Weirdly enough, it actually checks out as true. In fact, during the Great Plague of London in the 1600s, some doctors would recommend that people keep “fart jars” to ward off the bubonic plague.
Health professionals only discovered in 1894 that it was actually the work of bacteria. Carried mainly by fleas on rats. The suspected causes were bizarre. The treatments even more so.
Here, millions of people come together to share the most surprising, obscure, and fascinating facts they’ve just discovered. Some change how we see the world, while others are simply ...
Image credits: Olshansk “Learning something new each day, even in small increments, can keep one’s skills fresh and relevant,” says life and career coach Naama Zusman. “Learning something ...
He threw himself against one, which, true to his assertion, did not break, but instead popped out of its frame. [395] [396] Gloria Ramirez: 19 February 1994: The 31-year-old died from kidney failure related to her cervical cancer at the emergency room of Riverside General Hospital in Riverside, California. While treating her, several of the ...
Using crafting with paper products, [3] the Engelman siblings explore "weird but true" things about a broad-range of subjects, mostly focusing on science. They interview experts and travel to locations such as crime labs, amusement parks, and the Everglades to find answers to their questions and discover weird but true facts, often having their experts share their favorite one.
Nobel Prize meets Weird Science. Result: Award-winning papers like "Injuries Due to Falling Coconuts" and "Chickens Prefer Beautiful Humans". Nobel disease: When someone embraces crankery despite—or because of—being a Nobel laureate. Nylon-eating bacteria and creationism: The intersection of science and religion in a simple bacterium ...
A weird fact is that honey never spoils; archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly good to eat! Image credits: MysticMelo24 #7