Mildly interesting
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https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/worlds-largest-doomsday-vault-seeds
Long article on "seed banks," very high security, very low temperature (even cryogenic) "vaults" storing large amount and large variety of seeds. Seeds of important food plants, rare/near-extinct plants, etc. Things to "restart" the food supply or replant the land after "doomsday."
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For the adventurous gourmet cooks here or those interested in a wholly different trip:
Every year, doctors at a hospital in the Yunnan Province of China brace themselves for an influx of people with an unusual complaint. The patients come with a strikingly odd symptom: visions of pint-sized, elf-like figures – marching under doors, crawling up walls and clinging to furniture.
The hospital treats hundreds of these cases every year. All share a common culprit: Lanmaoa asiatica, a type of mushroom that forms symbiotic relationships with pine trees in nearby forests and is a locally popular food, known for its savory, umami-packed flavor. In Yunnan, L. asiatica is sold in markets, it appears on restaurant menus and is served at home during peak mushroom season between June and August.
One must be careful to cook it thoroughly, though, otherwise the hallucinations will set in.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260121-the-mysterious-mushroom-that-makes-you-see-tiny-people
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For the adventurous gourmet cooks here or those interested in a wholly different trip:
Every year, doctors at a hospital in the Yunnan Province of China brace themselves for an influx of people with an unusual complaint. The patients come with a strikingly odd symptom: visions of pint-sized, elf-like figures – marching under doors, crawling up walls and clinging to furniture.
The hospital treats hundreds of these cases every year. All share a common culprit: Lanmaoa asiatica, a type of mushroom that forms symbiotic relationships with pine trees in nearby forests and is a locally popular food, known for its savory, umami-packed flavor. In Yunnan, L. asiatica is sold in markets, it appears on restaurant menus and is served at home during peak mushroom season between June and August.
One must be careful to cook it thoroughly, though, otherwise the hallucinations will set in.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260121-the-mysterious-mushroom-that-makes-you-see-tiny-people
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Still the saddest goodbye in space exploration. On June 10, 2018, during a massive planet-wide dust storm, Opportunity sent its final data transmission — poetically translated by engineers as “My battery is low and it’s getting dark.” Designed for just 90 days, Oppy defied odds for nearly 15 years, traveling 45 km across Mars, discovering evidence of ancient water, and sending back breathtaking panoramas. The storm blocked sunlight for months, draining its batteries forever. No more signals came. Rest easy, Oppy — you explored farther and longer than anyone dreamed, turning a golf-cart-sized robot into a legend. Your spirit lives on in every rover that follows. Thank you for showing us Mars.
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Still the saddest goodbye in space exploration. On June 10, 2018, during a massive planet-wide dust storm, Opportunity sent its final data transmission — poetically translated by engineers as “My battery is low and it’s getting dark.” Designed for just 90 days, Oppy defied odds for nearly 15 years, traveling 45 km across Mars, discovering evidence of ancient water, and sending back breathtaking panoramas. The storm blocked sunlight for months, draining its batteries forever. No more signals came. Rest easy, Oppy — you explored farther and longer than anyone dreamed, turning a golf-cart-sized robot into a legend. Your spirit lives on in every rover that follows. Thank you for showing us Mars.
@Mik said in Mildly interesting:
poetically translated by engineers as “My battery is low and it’s getting dark.”
Bah, they spoiled it with poetry.
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Interesting framing connecting the violent immigration crackdown in the U.S. to what happened in Honduras in recent years and the push for "startup cities" by certain Trump backers.
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Only one person has won both an Olympic medal and a Nobel Peace Prize
Philip Noel-Baker from UK
1920 Olympic - silver medal in 1500m race
1959 - Nobel Peace Prize for his work on disarmament -
Only one person has won both an Olympic medal and a Nobel Peace Prize
Philip Noel-Baker from UK
1920 Olympic - silver medal in 1500m race
1959 - Nobel Peace Prize for his work on disarmament@taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:
Only one person has won both an Olympic medal and a Nobel Peace Prize
Philip Noel-Baker from UK
1920 Olympic - silver medal in 1500m race
1959 - Nobel Peace Prize for his work on disarmamentWords from the spiritual media are that Noel-Baker are trying to give both to Donald Trump.
