And just like that it's over

[cornerofmadness]

My brother and his wife are home from vacation and I'm in Mom and Dad's basement listening to an online Abney Park concert.

I went back to Steubenville today to go to that bookstore (got one on why Steubenville used to be called Little Chicago, i.e. what was the Mob doing there 90 years ago) And the bookseller told me there is an ice cream parlor/bookstore in Weirton!! Side eyeing my brother/SiL Is this NOT information I should have had?!?

trying a new engagement thing for Saturdays, Science Saturday. The links will be any kind of science, not just the ones I'm good in and could also include archaeology and psychology. Hope you like it

Tomatoes randomly mated with another plant 9 million years ago. The result? Potatoes. I'm not that surprised. They're in the same genus


Pizzeria mishap left at least 85 people intoxicated with THC after infused oil used for dough Okay less science and more WTH? I'm struggling to picture a place that does both pizza and THC products...

Comments

[kitarella_imagines]

That is so fascinating about tomatoes and potatoes. I just KNEW they were related, it's hard to tell from the leaves which plant it is, before you see their produce.

[spikedluv]

Yay for bookstore!

That is definitely information your brother should have told you! Does he not know you at all?!!! *g*

I had no idea about the tomato and potato!

[cornerofmadness]

I know right? My SiL is like I keep forgetting about that place. HOW do you forget a bookstore/ice cream parlour?!?

Like I said I knew they were related because they're in the same family (that includes other fatal plants which is one of the reason people originally thought tomatoes would kill you) but I didn't know this bit

[cornerofmadness]

That is true and yes they were always in the same genus so they were related and now we know how which is neat

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> trying a new engagement thing for Saturdays, Science Saturday. The links will be any kind of science, not just the ones I'm good in and could also include archaeology and psychology. Hope you like it <<

That's cool. I love science news. :D

science is another place to crosspost such things.

Re: Thoughts

[cornerofmadness]

Oh cool thanks. Yes, you post a lot of great science articles

Good to know. I'll add that to my community rec list too.

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

I get most of my news from:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/

I also get some from:
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/

https://freethoughtblogs.com/

My go-to for community resources, which occasionally has science for things like sinking cities, is:
https://www.strongtowns.org/archive

Re: Thoughts

[cornerofmadness]

Cool thanks. The first link is one I used to use for student assignments when I still taught the non-major science class.

I'll check out the others. I often use https://www.livescience.com/

[kitarella_imagines]

I love learning information like this!

[dr_zook]

Side eyeing my brother/SiL Is this NOT information I should have had?!?

Haha, absolutely!! Especially when they left you with their hot water tub whirlpool.

[cornerofmadness]

that stupid pool

[cornerofmadness]

me too. N ot sure why it took me so long to start doing this

[kitarella_imagines]

Oh I've been geeky about information for decades, I don't usually meet other people who are the same 😊

[cornerofmadness]

ha me too (I mean I do have four separate degrees in science) I guess I didn't think others would enjoy this but I was wrong

[kitarella_imagines]

Oh there's a lot of us about!

Congrats on your degrees, that's wonderful 😊

[cornerofmadness]

good to know and thanks