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Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek, the father of microbiology, was horrified by how sperm looked under the microscope.

He was so uncomfortable he wished he could unsee what he'd just observed.

🔗 https://www.salon.com/2023/01/02/the-scientist-discovered-sperm-was-so-grossed-out-he-hoped-his-findings-would-be-repressed/

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Something #wintry to match today's weather:
#Music for 'On the #Cold ground', from The Dancing Master, John Playford,1665.

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