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MakashiBlade t1_iu7x3bf wrote

Reply to comment by 100LittleButterflies in New study reveals that bumblebees will roll wooden balls for seemingly no other reason than fun, becoming the first insect known to 'play' by karmagheden

Someone was eating a bowl of crunchberries at the lab one day and spilled. The bees were thought to have been attracted to the sugar until they started a game of dodgeball.

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mrgumble t1_iu8cmvi wrote

Not impossible. Some of the best science appears due to accidents.

Mandatory mention of Penicillin: discovered when the researcher forgot to close a window, and mold spores landed on Petri dishes, and bacteria subsequent didn't grow close to the mold.

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MakashiBlade t1_iu8yfuc wrote

Very interesting! I had no idea

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mrgumble t1_iu90tna wrote

Also check the Ig Nobel prizes for research that sounds stupid, but turns out really interesting.

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