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WTF Fun Fact – Boho Soil Folk Remedy

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021
WTF Fun Fact - Boho Soil Folk Remedy

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

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WTF Fun Fact – Don’t Drink Bacterium, Or Do

August 25, 2020February 1, 2020
WTF Fun Fact - H. pylori Bacteria Causes Ulcer

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

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https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4934498

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antibiotic resistance can cause more death than

June 4, 2019March 12, 2017
Antibiotic resistance can cause more death than cancer - WTF Fun Fact

Antibiotic resistance can cause more death than cancer – WTF Fun Fact

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