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Honey Never Spoils Because... It Never Spoils
Science Chemistry
1 month ago 6.4K views 0 shares
Honey Never Spoils Because... It Never Spoils
The first "fact" is literally just saying honey doesn't go bad because... honey doesn't go bad. Revolutionary science right there! Next they'll tell us water is wet because it's not dry. That ancient Egyptian honey discovery is actually legit though - archaeologists found 3,000-year-old honey that was still perfectly edible. Basically, honey's low moisture content and high acidity create an environment where bacteria can't survive. It's nature's immortal food, outlasting entire civilizations while sitting in a tomb. The rest of these "fascinating facts" probably follow the same pattern of circular reasoning. Science communication at its finest!

Look At Me, I Am The Preservative Now
Chemistry Biology Science
4 months ago 11.4K views 0 shares
Look At Me, I Am The Preservative Now
Honey is basically nature's immortal food! Ancient Egyptians placed honey pots in tombs and pyramids, and thousands of years later, archaeologists discovered this honey was still perfectly edible! The natural antibacterial properties and low moisture content create an environment where microorganisms just can't survive. So while modern foods need chemical preservatives to last a few months, honey's sitting there like "I've been preserving myself since the pharaohs were building selfie backgrounds!" The cat's face is the perfect reaction to learning honey has outlasted entire civilizations!

Dramatic Effect Is Important!
Biology Science
4 months ago 9.1K views 0 shares
Dramatic Effect Is Important!
The scientific integrity just got stung! Someone tried to guilt-trip a honey-waster with wildly exaggerated bee statistics (10,000 bees, 25 YEARS?!), only to get fact-checked with the actual numbers: about 550 bees making a pound of honey in 2-3 weeks. The best part? The original commenter freely admits they fabricated those numbers "for dramatic effect." This is basically the peer review process in its natural habitat—except instead of a formal rebuttal in Nature , it's someone getting called out for bee-related hyperbole on social media. And honestly? That's how misinformation spreads—one made-up bee statistic at a time!