Episode #937

Item #1 Fiction
Often called the forgotten genocide, in the 1880s, the Ottoman Empire engaged in ethnic cleansing in the region of Astrakhan, killing over 1 million native Cossacks, and ultimately absorbing the territory.
Item #2 Science
In 1919, in Boston’s North End, a large tank ruptured, spilling 2 million gallons of molasses, which raged through the streets at 35 miles per hour, killing 21 people and injuring 150.
Item #3 Science
In 1862, some soldiers in the Battle of Shiloh noticed that their wounds glowed green-blue, and these wounds seemed to heal faster than non-glowing wounds. Recent investigations suggest the glow was due to bioluminescent bacteria seeded in the wounds by nematodes. https://www.medicaldiscoverynews.com/shows/630-glowingwounds.html

‘Science is the acceptance of what works and the rejection of what does not. That needs more courage than we might think.” — Jacob Bronowski