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46 sats \ 5 replies \ @Lux 2 Feb 2024 \ on: Fun Fact Friday - Best Fun Fact Gets 10,000 Sats meta
90% of grocery store foods didn't exist 100 years ago. Neither did 90% diseases.
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644 sats \ 4 replies \ @Bitman 2 Feb 2024
Can you post the 🍝 for the second one?
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Lux 2 Feb 2024
probably inaccurate Found this book from 1982, lists a couple hundred diseases Today they say there are about 10000 known diseases https://archive.org/details/principlespracti00osle_4/mode/2up
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bitman 2 Feb 2024
Ah, but this means they might have existed, just not found/classified yet.
Plus, really importantly, the book was written in 1892 not 1982.
There's been one hell of a lot of scientific and medical advances since then.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Lux 2 Feb 2024
might yes, my mistake yes
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128 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bitman 2 Feb 2024
Great, didn't want people running to the hills in fear...
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