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loramin
10-18-2021, 11:46 AM
For the more than two decades that I've been playing this game, I've always thought that using spider/spiderling silk to make tailored bandages only made "EQ sense" ... but it turns out it was a real thing!

In ancient Greece and Rome, doctors used spider webs to make bandages for their patients. Spider webs supposedly have natural antiseptic and anti-fungal properties, which can help keep wounds clean and prevent infection.

It’s also said that spider webs are rich in vitamin K, which helps promote clotting. So, next time you’re out of Band-Aids, just head to your attic and grab some “webicillin.”

https://northeasternchronicle.in/news/wow-fact-spider-webs-were-used-as-bandages-in-ancient-times/

Mblake1981
10-18-2021, 11:53 AM
That's a fun fact.

Jimjam
10-18-2021, 11:57 AM
Web MD!

Jibartik
10-18-2021, 12:16 PM
Also gods created the real earth and the people that live on it too!

:o

Mblake1981
10-18-2021, 12:27 PM
Also gods created the real earth and the people that live on it too!

:o

I have heard that Austin is a conservative town in Texas.

starkind
10-18-2021, 12:35 PM
Cat's like sunlight. Especially the edges.

Tunabros
10-18-2021, 01:02 PM
TIL that Loramin learned that bandages were really made from spider silk

Whale biologist
10-18-2021, 01:10 PM
I have heard that Austin is a conservative town in Texas.

Do you think it's a coincidence the most conservative town in Texas voted overwhelmingly against Trump?

Turns out, principles matter. :p

imperiouskitten
10-18-2021, 08:42 PM
Do you think it's a coincidence the most conservative town in Texas voted overwhelmingly against Trump?

Turns out, principles matter. :p

gawd why does it take you years to pick up my killer angles :p