Geek_Nan OP t1_ja7mi0p wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:20 PM

Reply to comment by nicky7 in TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan

I think Morse code in knits and purls is a pretty on-point example …. And the needlework on silk strips

Geek_Nan OP t1_j9aaho0 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Reply to comment by Unlikely_Camera_9584 in TIL: If you cut 2 different sponges up, disaggregate them (push them through a sieve), and mix the 2 cell-slurries together - the sponge cells reassociate with their own cells, but not cells of the other species. This is being studied to understand tissue repair and transplant rejection. by Geek_Nan

Agreed. I was thinking The. And confused by the random o … divine makes way more sense

Geek_Nan OP t1_j98zu71 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 4:10 AM

Reply to comment by TheonuclearPyrophyte in TIL: If you cut 2 different sponges up, disaggregate them (push them through a sieve), and mix the 2 cell-slurries together - the sponge cells reassociate with their own cells, but not cells of the other species. This is being studied to understand tissue repair and transplant rejection. by Geek_Nan

Ok. Gotta comment on your username… nuclear fire (pyro) plant (phyte)… that is impressively badass.

Geek_Nan OP t1_iugnp3w wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:26 AM

Reply to comment by shesewsandspeaks in TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes! by Geek_Nan

I love this so much!!

Geek_Nan OP t1_iuet8s8 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:58 PM

Reply to comment by Brilliant_Jewel1924 in TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes! by Geek_Nan

Optometrists used to use atropine for eye dilations. And the name “belladonna” means pretty lady in Italian. Women used to take small doses to dilate their eyes because it was considered alluring ….

https://meghanmastersonauthor.com/bad-decisions-history-featuring-belladonna/

Geek_Nan OP t1_iueias4 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:47 PM

Reply to comment by Gemmabeta in TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes! by Geek_Nan

Isn't scopolamine the Angel's trumpet stuff that makes people highly suggestible? (also motion sickness patches)

https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/they-filmed-themselves-sniffing-a-flower-it-contained-worlds-scariest-drug-2476823

Geek_Nan

TIL: Black Herons turn their wings into an umbrella to “canopy feed”. The umbrella provides shade, which draws fish to the surface where they can be seen and caught more easily.

TIL: In the 1950s the British Navy invented Water Hockey - played in 2-4 meters of water, with fins, snorkels, and a plastic-coated lead puck. It is currently played in over 20 countries that hold a world championship every other year.

Geek_Nan OP t1_ja7mi0p wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:20 PM

TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages.

Geek_Nan OP t1_j9aaho0 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Geek_Nan OP t1_j98zu71 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 4:10 AM

TIL: If you cut 2 different sponges up, disaggregate them (push them through a sieve), and mix the 2 cell-slurries together - the sponge cells reassociate with their own cells, but not cells of the other species. This is being studied to understand tissue repair and transplant rejection.

Geek_Nan OP t1_iugnp3w wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:26 AM

Geek_Nan OP t1_iuet8s8 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:58 PM

Geek_Nan OP t1_iueias4 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:47 PM

TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes!