2 Comments TIL about glass sponges, once thought to be extinct for over 100 million years and only recently rediscovered in the last 25 years living on reefs of themselves at depths of 450m to 900m. It’s thought they could live up to 40k years, because of changing levels in seas most probably ONLY live 15k yrs by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 7:15 am 11 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL that loofahs are not sponges from the ocean, but are actually the dried remains of a fruit grown on a tree. by whatilearned October 30, 2021, 1:55 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
Sea Sponge Drug May Fight Breast Cancer A drug derived from sea sponges extended the lives of breast cancer patients whose cancer had come back — despite as many as five rounds of chemotherapy — by an average of two and a half months. by DailyHealthNews July 4, 2021, 5:36 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL kitchen sponges you buy from the store are pre-moistened with sterile water to keep them from shriveling up in the packaging. by whatilearned June 16, 2021, 8:44 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL Sea rabbits are a type of snail that lives in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They look like sponges with rabbit ears. by whatilearned June 6, 2021, 11:11 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
14 Comments TIL surgical tools left inside a patient after surgery is the most common form of medical malpractice. Instruments left behind include needles, scalpel, clamps, scissors, sponges, electrical equipment and knife blades. by whatilearned May 30, 2021, 1:17 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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