TIL Grad student David Radies was doing random sampling for a lichen diversity study in British Columbia when he saw logging tape tied around a red cedar at least two thousand years old. He discovered an ancient forest that was about to be logged, which was then saved as Ancient Forest park reddit.com: what's new online! By: /u/ubcstaffer123 6 September 2026 at 13:34 submitted by /u/ubcstaffer123 to r/todayilearned [link] [comments]
TIL NASA named a crated on the moon "Wan-Hoo", after 'Wan-Hu', an ancient Chinese official who strapped kites and 47 rockets to a chair in order to reach space. His body was never found. reddit.com: what's new online! By: /u/OperationSuch5054 6 September 2026 at 05:02 submitted by /u/OperationSuch5054 to r/todayilearned [link] [comments]
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