Lichens take nutrients from the air and so absorb many times more radioactive isotopes than other plants. #TodayILearned #NFN
Today I learned these yew trees may have inspired Tolkien‘s door into Moria. It‘s a perfect Tree A Day and Tolkien crossover.
#ATreeADay #NaturaLitsy #FellowshipOfTolkien #NonfictionNovember #NFNovember #TodayILearned
#TodayILearned that taconite is low-grade sedimentary rock containing iron-bearing minerals mixed with other materials like quartz. #NFN
The Edmund Fitzgerald was overloaded by more than 1,000 tons so they could break a record. #TodayILearned #NFN
#TodayILearned that traces of flame retardants were found in Arctic wildlife in the mid-1990‘s. #NFN
#TodayILearned about the enormous progress made in antitrust regulation by the Biden administration, primarily because people were fighting hard for it. Going to try to hold onto that optimistic thought because I am, frankly, depressed AF by the actions of the Democrats.
Very readable and interesting book, though I'm not sure that helpful for the average non-techy person.
#NonFictionNovember @BookwormJillK
#MonthlyNonfiction2025 @julieclair
Two quotes from my reading this morning:
From Kamala‘s mother
“Kamala, don‘t ever let anyone tell you who you are. You tell them who you are.”
From Angela Merkel
“Don‘t you ever let them make you cry.”
#TodayILearned #NFN
#NonfictionNovember #NFN #TodayILearned
I had no idea that the above was done, not just in India, but at all
