I_am_Mog
I_am_Mog t1_ir04vcf wrote
Reply to comment by Super_Silky in TIL a German scientist named Alfred Wegener was ridiculed in 1912 for advancing the idea that the continents were adrift. Ridiculed as having “wandering pole plague.” or “Germanic pseudo-science” and accused Wegener of toying with the evidence to spin himself into “a state of auto-intoxication." by Hot----------Dog
“A professor with his bone can be almost as dangerous as a dog with his bone.” — G. K. Chesterton
*disclaimer, I’m not an evolution denier. I’m not convinced Chesterton was either. I think he just liked trolling scientists and philosophers sometimes.
I_am_Mog t1_iuhaoin wrote
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
My sister was prescribed belladonna for her headaches.