DrmDoc

Today I learned how the CIA tried to train cats to be spies. It was a hilariously absurd idea.

Today I learned why transplanted organs are rejected by a host's immune system. The rejection occurs on a molecular level of protein inactions between the SIRP-a of the transplanted organ and CD47 of the host's immune system.

Chelsea's article regards attitudes of an earlier era, which is supported by the various quotes from the published articles and statements she researched. If you have not fully read the entire article, why should anyone here consider your opinion of Ms. Summers article valid? Given your apparent mindset and disinterest in the details on the subject, why would you even bother to comment?

The linked article in my OP was based on this article by journalist Chelsea Summers. Her article explored and detailed the historical and political implications of pockets and its distinction among the sexes. Chelsea wrote: Chelsea also cited this quote, among others, as a continuing example of the sexist attitude regarding pockets during an earlier era: This article provides a more in-depth discussion of the political role of pockets in women's fashion. I'm male as well, but "evil male pig" are your words not mine.

Let me guess, you're a male and didn't read the article right? I found the article illuminating and its sources credible though you, perhaps, did not.

Today I learned the insidious reason why, historically, women's clothing were without pockets. It seems having no pockets were another way men of an earlier era sought to control women. Later, the fashion industry saw pocketless women's clothing as way to increase sales of handbags and purses.

Today I learned that the oldest stone tools ever found were those found in West Turkana, Kenya. The set of sharpened stones discovered at Lake Turkana date from 3.3 million years ago and predate Oldowan tools by 700,000 years. An amazing discovery of tool making that predates the emergence of modern humans by over 3 million years.

Today I learned that having a photographic memory is a myth; however, eidetic memory is real and common to children not adults. Also, today I learned about an extraordinary letter from Jordan Anderson, a freed slave, to his former master when said master asked Mr. Anderson to return as a paid worker. What a well done response it was.

Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier. A thoroughly engrossing tail set during American's Civil War era about a man's varied, rich, and harrowing journey home from war to the woman he left behind and the travails she endured. One negative, the frequent use of a derogatory term pertaining to people of color during that era. The story's panoramic descriptions and vivid tail of survivals in the old south rings true to my memories of a harsh but simpler time in my youth.

The linked article described procedures in England but did not mention any other country. Whether eggs are refrigerated in other European countries appears to remain an open question.

Today I learned why Americans refrigerate eggs and Europeans don't. To combat salmonella, American egg producers wash their eggs in a solution that removes a protective "cuticle" coating. The loss of that coating renders those eggs vulnerable to additional contaminants that refrigeration prevents. Europeans prefer to vaccinate their chickens against salmonella rather than remove their eggs protective coating; therefore, refrigeration isn't required.

Please, post links to your sources for those of us who have further interest. Thanks.

Interesting. For those of us who might want to pursuit further insight on this subject, post a link to your source.

Although I was very well versed on the nature of our enteric nervous system, I wasn't as much on the contribution of microbes to that system and their potential mental health effects. Indeed, it's quite interesting.

Yeah, I think it's very well known that we are becoming a sterilized society where our lack of exposure to healthful microbes as children could adversely affect our immune system later on. I joyful played in the good ole Alabama dirt, worked in the fields, and tended a host of farm animals in my youth. Although I'm far removed from the Alabama clay and microbial exposure, I think the health benefits I derived were immense.

Perhaps; however, the video discusses the microbiome relationship between our gut and brain, which may have significant cognitive implications as observed through mice study. I invite your posts here regarding the significance of those human microbiome relationships elsewhere in the body.

Today I learned about how our microbiome could potentially influence our brain health. It seems that the microbes in our gut can influence our brain chemistry thus affecting our mood and cognition. Much of the research has involved mice, which doesn't necessarily translate to human potentials but is interesting all the same.

I've enjoyed that odd bit of British humor from the moment it first aired on PBS here in the states.

Today I learned about the various colors of urine and their potential medical implications. further, I learned about a condition called alkaptonuria, which is a disease that can render urine black when urine is exposed to air.

Today I learned about Ching Shih Yi, the most successful female pirate in maritime history. She was a brilliant strategist who managed to retire at age 35 as royalty and whose pirate ships remained undefeated by imperial fleets from China, Portugal, and Great Britain. What a remarkable lady for her era. Also, today I learned about May Annning, a 19th century fossil hunter responsible from several significant finds and how we understand fossils as evidence of extinct species of animals who lived several million years ago. She was another remarkable lady whom I'm now discovering.

Today I learned that space begins from Earth at the Karman line, which is essentially a arbitrary boundary between our planet's mesosphere and thermosphere.

Today I learned that the Iron Maiden was never a medieval torcher device. The device was actually a 19th century performance artist piece.

Today I learned the dangers of food preparation in aluminum foil.

What an unfortunate development. Please, post a link to your source.

Today I learned about A Modest Proposal.