Theo@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL that George Washington Carver didn't really invent peanut butter but just popularized it. He made some other pretty cool things like peanut rubber for WWII.nationalpeanutboard.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkTIL that George Washington Carver didn't really invent peanut butter but just popularized it. He made some other pretty cool things like peanut rubber for WWII.nationalpeanutboard.orgTheo@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareVanillerGorillerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 hours agoIdk about peanut rubber but I remember learning about dandelion rubber that was used for tank treads among other things. Guess there’s a lot of plants that can get turned into rubber if you’re desperate enough!
Idk about peanut rubber but I remember learning about dandelion rubber that was used for tank treads among other things. Guess there’s a lot of plants that can get turned into rubber if you’re desperate enough!