Revolutionary war hero Marquise de LaFayette brought a large trunk full of American soil back to France so that he could be buried in American soil in his home of Paris, France. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: LaFayette, the American Experience – Journal of the American Revolution (allthingsliberty.com)
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
It takes over 500 years to produce just under an inch of topsoil, which is the most productive layer of soil. This soil is often derived from rock which has to be broken into smaller pieces through either physical or chemical weathering. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://soilsmatter.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/soil-formation/
