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Astronomy was largely a private enterprise until the 70's (Pluto was discovered by scientists from the private sector), and that DNA was the carrier of heritage was discovered by a researcher of the Rockefeller Institute.
— Feb 07, 2020 04:03AM
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Rousseau abandoned all five of his children to the Foundling Hospital, though he knew how horrible the conditions there were.
— Feb 14, 2020 01:25AM
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My mistake, the before were MY words, not a quote!
— Feb 12, 2020 10:57PM
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"Scientists face a "malthusian crisis" of sorts, in that their growth is larger than that of the economy that sustains them. Combined with the grant-system, this humiliates them, something they were warned about in 1880!"
— Feb 12, 2020 10:57PM
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In 1861, according to Fraser, private charities in London spent more to battle poverty than did the state.
— Feb 11, 2020 10:30PM
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Elizabeth I enacted the first Poor Laws after her father, Henry VIII, destroyed the monasteries. Coincidence?
— Feb 11, 2020 10:29PM
