WouldbeWanderer
Submitted by WouldbeWanderer t3_11em9wo in technology
TIL about Goldbach's conjecture, one of the oldest and best-known unsolved problems in mathematics. It states that every even natural number greater than 2 is the sum of two prime numbers. The conjecture remains unproven despite considerable effort.
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TIL when Dan Shechtman discovered quasiperiodic crystals, he was widely ridiculed. Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling said of the discovery, "There is no such thing as quasicrystals, only quasi-scientists." Shechtman would later win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery.
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TIL in Nome, Alaska in 1925, a diphtheria epidemic struck and there was no antitoxin left. Land, air, and sea routes were unavailable, so 20 mushers and 150 sled dogs relayed the serum across 674 miles in 5 1/2 days, in subzero temperatures, near-blizzard conditions and hurricane-force winds.
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TIL about Eurypterids, or "sea scorpions", the largest known arthropods ever to have lived. The largest, Jaekelopterus, reached 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) in length. Many forms lived in brackish or fresh water, and their dual respiratory system allowed for short periods of time on land.
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Submitted by WouldbeWanderer t3_z2qzvn in sports
TIL about Mystery Date, a board game from Milton Bradley released in 1965 and reissued in 1970, 1999, and 2005. In the 1999 version of the game, future Captain America actor Chris Evans plays the role of Tyler, the "beach" date.
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TIL that it took several years for writer Bruce Rubin to sell the script to Jacob's Ladder, because it was "too metaphysical" and "Hollywood does not make ghost movies". Rubin would later write the screenplay for Ghost, a box office success that grossed over $500 million.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by WouldbeWanderer t3_y2rap1 in todayilearned
WouldbeWanderer t1_j8slxyp wrote
Reply to comment by SelectiveSanity in Utah lawmakers say more information on golf course water might lead to ‘uninformed’ conclusions by ghosr
>would quickly dry up
I see what you did there.