TIL astronaut Jack Schmidt discovered he was allergic to moon dust, which is a thing millions of other people have probably gone their whole lives never knowing.
Imagine being one of only twelve guys ever to have the honour of walking on the moon and then when you get there you're allergic to it.
NASA scientist: you’re back early
Jack Schmidt: moon’s an allergen
NASA scientist: ...what?
Jack Schmidt, loading an epipen and climbing back into the shuttle: moon’s an allergen
if one in twelve humans who have been on the moon was allergic to moon dust, that’s either a one-in-a-million chance or a VERY common allergy
The fact that it’s such a statistically useless sample is DEFINITELY driving a handful of very specialized scientists absolutely crazy
oh this one i know! he's not actually allergic and he's not a statistical outlier. all twelve astronauts reported symptoms after stepping on the moon because lunar soil is fucking nasty to human (and presumably most complex life) biology. moon dust is like inhaling asbestos. it's very fine, chemically reactive, and will hang around in your lungs for months, like a shitty inhaled cloud of glass. which, as it's mostly silicon, it kind of is. glass powder that is ripping up your airways and possibly your dna. see again: like asbestos

tumblr is so funny bc u could have 20,000 followers but then only get 3 notes on some posts which is basically the equivalent of performing a song in front of a sold out arena and hearing like…2 people clapping and one weak cheer
Meme news: The Brazilian actress Renata Sorrah came out as bisexual at the age of 76
That's her, btw
She's an icon and also very talented. We Stan.
Diversity win! Icon for indecision comes out as bisexual!
The poll feature really took off because it taps into tumblr's favorite activity: being extremely opinionated about things that don't matter
just did my evil deed for the day (moved the bookmark in my dad's book back by one page)
my sister just walked into my room, showed me this post on her phone, and went "what is wrong with you?"
My knees are just really pissing me off today
Stretching isn't enough I need my spine removed and repeatedly cracked like a whip
like one of these
I can feel the pain on my fingers getting pinched
Everyone: “you can’t squeeze blood from a stone.”
Banks: “hold my beer.”
if they rebooted austin powers it would either be the most tone deaf unfunny incredibly offensive movie in years OR they'd do it right and really keep with the times in being very self aware and it would be one of the best films in decades. austin powers would be a massive support of trans rights because trans women means more women for him to shag
oh your pronouns are she/they? well baby lemme she/them titties shagadelic
austin powers discovers bisexuality and it blows his fucking mind
Grandmas were so right about puzzles and knitting and crocheting and solitaire and reading slow and slippers and baking and watching deer in the backyard send post
you ever learn something you wish you didn't? I, for example, just learned that between 2008 and 2015 not a single episode of Doctor Who aired that was written by a woman. Between The Sontaran Stratagem, a story with David Tennant as the Doctor, and The Woman Who Lived, a Peter Capaldi story, not a single episode was written by a woman.
“and the fans are throwing celebratory rats on the ice” god I love hockey
the beautiful game!!!!!!
i need to stop picking at my face but the problem is theres Textures On There and i would prefer if there Werent
Absolutely Devastated to discover that attempting to Remove The Textures will cause new, much more Textured Textures To Appear
Surely if I remove this new Texture, however, it will be gone forever.
By Talos, this can’t be happening.
















