A self-cleaning house, 60-foot long octopuses, and the longest bridge in Finland are a few of the interesting stories I’ve enjoyed in the past month. I hope you enjoy them, too! What I Found Interesting If you’re wondering whether plant species knowledge by people in western countries has decreased over the years, a study in Marburg, Germany with 1,558 people showed no decrease. The first plant knowledge study was done in 2002, where study participants were asked to identify 15 common wild plants in Germany. The second study was conducted in 2022/23. What I found interesting, but not surprising: knowledge increased with age and women knew more than men. Who wouldn’t want a self-cleaning house? Personally, I’d be happy with a self-cleaning kitchen. Frustrated with fig jam smeared on a wall by her children, Frances Gabe, who hated cleaning, grabbed a garden hose and blasted the jam off with water. Which inspired her to design prototypes in each of the rooms in her home to clean the room…
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