• Subverb@lemmy.world
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    58 minutes ago

    Microbiology is one of the few professions that motivates you to wash your hands before you go to the bathroom.

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    1 hour ago

    Learning about all the bugs that live in your hair and eyebrows made me lose a few nights of sleep.

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    Is this like learning that the splash from your toilet bowl sprinkles a bit of water on your toothbrush? Essentially a pure infohazard that makes tour life worse with no benefit?

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      Just like the bacteria in drinking water, you can’t see it, taste it or perceive it in any way and it poses no relevant health risks. Your bathroom is flooded with poop particles even if you close the lid before flushing. It’s just a fun fact and nothing to worry about, really.

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      2 hours ago

      The benefit is learning to close the lid before you flush. If you flush unlidded anyway… that’s gross.

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    19 hours ago

    Did anyone’s elses teacher drop a small amount of sea water on their head, then he put a drop underneath a microscope, causing everyone to collectively freak out? That was mostly plankton, though.