TIL that Japanese researchers have discovered that administering an electrical shock that simulates a lightning strike can increase mushroom yields -- leading to more and bigger mushrooms.
TIL About Dysthymia also known as high functioning depression. Where someone might feel constantly tired, hopeless, irritable, and use unhealthy coping habits while still being able to work or go to school
Effect of Tai chi versus aerobic exercise for fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial found that Tai chi mind-body treatment results in similar or greater improvement in symptoms than aerobic exercise for a variety of outcomes for patients with fibromyalgia.
/u/Zoffat uses multiple quotes from Adam Smith, 'Inventor of Capitalism', to show that Smith intended the free market to achieve 'enrichment of the laborer and the happiness of the poor'. His original view was that capitalism could only work if regulated 'in favor of the workmen'.
TIL Moore's Law states the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles every 2ys, however, it's balanced out by Binn's Law, which states: As technology advances, rendering time remains constant. Because the more machines are capable of, the more we throw at them.
As we get older, our endurance declines. An MIT-led research team has now found that it can reverse this age-related endurance loss in mice by treating them with a compound that promotes new blood vessel growth.
TIL there’s a type of honey called 'mad honey,' which causes hallucinations. Honey hunters in Nepal make dangerous vertical climbs to harvest it since it sells for $60-80 a pound