"TIL Lobsters don’t die of old age due to an enzyme called ‘telomerase’ that increases the number of divisions their cells can make, allowing them to repair their bodies and live extraordinarily long lives."
"TIL: In Australia there are 'Firehawks', which are birds that intentionally set forest fires as a hunting technique"
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Howard 2 year s ago
The Chinese sword has fascinating chemistry.
from Wikipedia
Amount of elements by percentage
Part examined
Copper Tin Lead Iron Sulfur Arsenic
Blade 80.3 18.8 0.4 0.4 trace trace
Yellow pattern 83.1 15.2 0.8 0.8 trace trace
Dark pattern 73.9 22.8 1.4 1.8 trace trace
Darkest regions 68.2 29.1 0.9 1.2 0.5 trace
Edge 57.3 29.6 8.7 3.4 0.9 trace
Central ridge 41.5 42.6 6.1 3.7 5.9 trace
from Wikipedia
Amount of elements by percentage
Part examined
Copper Tin Lead Iron Sulfur Arsenic
Blade 80.3 18.8 0.4 0.4 trace trace
Yellow pattern 83.1 15.2 0.8 0.8 trace trace
Dark pattern 73.9 22.8 1.4 1.8 trace trace
Darkest regions 68.2 29.1 0.9 1.2 0.5 trace
Edge 57.3 29.6 8.7 3.4 0.9 trace
Central ridge 41.5 42.6 6.1 3.7 5.9 trace
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Bree 2 year s ago
#23 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRi8LptvFZY
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Midge 2 year s ago
#7 sure. a lot of "Italian" dishes can be attributed to being created in the US during the depression like spaghetti. Italians didn't do much after their renaissance. covid did them a favor
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Juanita 2 year s ago
#23 And "Coke", and "Kleenex"...
from Wikipedia
Amount of elements by percentage
Part examined
Copper Tin Lead Iron Sulfur Arsenic
Blade 80.3 18.8 0.4 0.4 trace trace
Yellow pattern 83.1 15.2 0.8 0.8 trace trace
Dark pattern 73.9 22.8 1.4 1.8 trace trace
Darkest regions 68.2 29.1 0.9 1.2 0.5 trace
Edge 57.3 29.6 8.7 3.4 0.9 trace
Central ridge 41.5 42.6 6.1 3.7 5.9 trace