Wudi@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 hours agoTIL that eating dirt was common in the U.S. South until the 80s. People ate a handful a day, often seasoned with vinegar and salt.feddit.ukimagemessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1461arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up1442arrow-down1imageTIL that eating dirt was common in the U.S. South until the 80s. People ate a handful a day, often seasoned with vinegar and salt.feddit.ukWudi@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 hours agomessage-square154fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·17 hours agoIn clinic, this is called pica. Dirt is full of streptomyces species and spores. It’s why dirt smells like dirt. Those species produce most of our antibiotics.
In clinic, this is called pica.
Dirt is full of streptomyces species and spores. It’s why dirt smells like dirt. Those species produce most of our antibiotics.