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Honey Never Spoils Because... It Never Spoils
Science Chemistry
17 days ago 5.0K 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!

From The Man Who Gave Us Rubber Glove Grape Pop!
Chemistry Lab-life Science Materials
3 months ago 6.6K views 0 shares
From The Man Who Gave Us Rubber Glove Grape Pop!
The lab's newest recruit Max is being praised for his chemical alchemy skills - turning ordinary compounds into indestructible food preservatives! That C 6 H 10 O 5 is just cellulose (basic plant structure), but mix it with hydroxyl acid (fancy name for water), sodium chloride (table salt), and bake it at a scorching 460 Kelvin (187°C)... and you've got yourself a McDonald's french fry that archaeologists will be excavating alongside dinosaur bones. The real scientific breakthrough? His intact nasal nerves after working in a chemistry lab. That's the true superpower every PI dreams of in a research assistant!

Look At Me, I Am The Preservative Now
Chemistry Biology Science
3 months ago 9.9K 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!