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Health

Stuart G

(38,726 posts) Wed Mar 1, 2023, 07:49 PM Mar 2023

It was perfected in the 1940s. What did the discovery do?

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Do you know what Alexander Fleming discovered in 1928? [View all] Stuart G Mar 2023 OP

Penicillin. Effective against a lot of childhood illnesses. Ocelot II Mar 2023 #1

The Martini Effete Snob Mar 2023 #2

Huh? Did he discover the Martini as well as penicillin? brush Mar 2023 #4

No, that was Ian Fleming, and it was a particular sort of Martini Ocelot II Mar 2023 #6

I was trying not to be snarky to post number two. brush Mar 2023 #8

Actually, I think martinis taste like industrial waste Ocelot II Mar 2023 #9

"...with a soupon of battery acid." brush Mar 2023 #10

I'll never get sick of talking about that guy Clash City Rocker Mar 2023 #5

Ha. Ha. Ha. Ocelot II Mar 2023 #7