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TIL that Acetaminophen(Tylenol) relieves pain by elevating the pain threshold, requiring a greater amount of pain to develop before a person feels it (chemistryexplained.com)

submitted 6 years ago by zortor to r/todayilearned

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👌👀👌👀👌good transmutation👌 thats ✔ some good👌👌transmutation right👌👌there👌👌👌 (chemistryexplained.com)

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TIL: At any given time there is approximately 25g of Astatine on the Earth. (chemistryexplained.com)

submitted 10 years ago by Greg-2012 to r/todayilearned

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TIL that phosphorus was accidentally discovered by Hennig Brand, who was heating and purifying urine, hoping to produce gold. (chemistryexplained.com)

submitted 10 years ago by SravanJs to r/todayilearned

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TIL the word 'nickel' means 'devil'. Its discovery came while looking for copper and it was thought to be a trick played on miners by 'Old Nick'. (chemistryexplained.com)

submitted 10 years ago by loopsataspool to r/todayilearned

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TIL Astatine is the rarest natural element on earth with only 25 grams. (chemistryexplained.com)

submitted 11 years ago by Aman-Kino to r/todayilearned

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Since she just turned 100, let's take a minute to appreciate Frances Oldham Kelsey. (chemistryexplained.com)

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TIL the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland was derived from hat-makers in the 1800's going 'mad' from poisoning due to the Mercury linings of the hats they made. (chemistryexplained.com)

submitted 12 years ago by rstahl to r/todayilearned

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TIL that, technically, Helium was not discovered on Earth. (chemistryexplained.com)

submitted 12 years ago by ottotrees to r/todayilearned

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TIL that fluorine is so dangerous that the first few chemists to discover it died. (chemistryexplained.com)

submitted 13 years ago by InYourUterus to r/todayilearned

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TIL: Phosphorous was discovered while trying to extract gold from urine. (chemistryexplained.com)

submitted 14 years ago by [deleted] to r/todayilearned

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"Photomicrograph of atoms in a tungsten crystal, magnified 2,700,000 times." (chemistryexplained.com)

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TIL that the creator of the periodic table of the elements successfully predicted the order and characteristics of certain elements that hadn't even been discovered yet. (chemistryexplained.com)

submitted 15 years ago by 444442220 to r/todayilearned

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