A local folk remedy in Boho, Ireland was to place soil from the local church under your pillow while you slept to cure infections. In 2018, a microbiologist found the soil contains a previously unknown strain of streptomyces which can be used to create antibiotics. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Ancient Fermanagh cure gets modern makeover – BBC News
Dr. Barry J. Marshall proved to the medical community that ulcers weren’t caused by stomach acid by drinking Helicobacter pylori bacterium. He developed stomach ulcers within days, treated them with antibiotics, and went on to win a Nobel Prize. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4934498
Antibiotic resistance can cause more death than cancer – WTF Fun Fact