24 Unintended Scientific Discoveries - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep. 35)
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What scientific discoveries were unintended? It may seem unlikely, but unintended discoveries permeate nearly all of scientific history. This week, Derek Muller breaks down scientific discoveries that happened by accident.
The List Show is a weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, Derek Muller of Veritasium (http://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium) intentionally discovers unintended (scientific) discoveries, such as the pacemaker, post-it note, and viagra.
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The List Show is a weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, Derek Muller of Veritasium (http://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium) intentionally discovers unintended (scientific) discoveries, such as the pacemaker, post-it note, and viagra.
Derek's Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium
Mental Floss Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mf_video
Select Images and Footage provided by Shutterstock: www.shutterstock.com
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Website: http://www.mentalfloss.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mental_floss
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mentalflossmagazine
Store: http://store.mentalfloss.com/ (enter promo code: "YoutubeFlossers" for 15% off!)