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Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Best Obituary Ever

Jim Adams, RIP.

Ancient Yeast Reborn in Beer

Up to 45 million years ago, a Lebanese weevil was trapped in amber in what is now Burma; inside its body it harboured a colony of bacteria and yeast which was extracted a decade ago and is now used to brew beer. Prehistoric yeast: how cool is that?

Don't Trust Pyrex

It turns out that since Corning sold the rights to use the Pyrex name, Pyrex dishes have been exploding left and right, maiming people and generally being untrustworthy.


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