Well. "Open sesame" is actually a thing.

Just googled where sesame seeds come from (it never occurred to me to ask before) and found that they grow in pods that are hung upside down to ripen until they burst open and release their seeds. The treasure is revealed.

https://awkwardbotany.com/2022/03/30/dispersal-by-open-sesame/

#seeds #science #OpenSesame

"We never saw any of this ADHD or autism stuff when I was young!"

You never saw any photos of the surface of Mars back then either, but I'm pretty sure it was still there the whole time

OLD THREAD REPOST: On #InternationalWomensDay, let's remember Henrietta Lacks.

In October 1951, Henrietta Lacks died from cervical cancer. She is often remembered as the source of the "immortal" HeLa cell line, or as a symbol of grave racial injustice. Who was Henrietta Lacks?

Content warning on this thread for cancer and structural anti-Black racism.

I promise you, this is not a weird little rubber desert island toy for smurfs, complete with coconut trees.

It's a liverwort which I just found growing between some paving stones behind our house. It must be...2cm (3/4") high?

#Macro #MacroPhotography #Liverwort

3 #MastodonGuides for #Newcomers:

1️⃣ Fedi.Tips: An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon & the Fediverse (by: @feditips)
https://fedi.tips

2️⃣ Sharing advice and assisting with the great Mastodon migration (by: @mastodonmigration)
https://medium.com/@mastodonmigration/sharing-advice-and-assisting-with-the-great-mastodon-migration-53c1a286b805#fb8c

3️⃣ The Compassionate User’s Guide to Mastodon (by: @indubitablyodin)
https://indubitablyodin.medium.com/the-compassionate-users-guide-to-mastodon-5bf22724b57f

#MastodonHelp #TwitterMigration #FediTips
@3goodthings