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The Cure for Ulcers Is ... Cabbage

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If your ulcer is caused by a bacteria instead of stress, that means you need an anti-bacterial drug to treat it, right? Well, there's a lot of research supporting the simple fix of cabbage juice, thanks to it's secret ingredient: vitamin U. Hosted by: @NotesByNiba (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going! https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for hel

The Plane Crash That Gave Us Cataract Surgery

During World War II, a British pilot was shot down and pieces of his plane's shattered canopy were embedded in his eyes. It led to a revolutionary treatment for a disease he didn't even have. Hosted b

Why Can't Every Shot Be a Pill?

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Why Weed Doesn't Work on Everyone

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How the Black Market Saved Thousands of Cats

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How the Color Mauve Saved Millions of Lives

In 1856, a young chemistry whiz failed so spectacularly at whipping up a cure for malaria, he accidentally invented the color mauve. He also accidentally opened up an entirely new field of science. A

5 Unexplored Mysteries of the Deep Sea

Scientists have only explored 0.001 percent of the ocean floor, making it Earth's final frontier. Here are five of the deep sea spots researchers are most desperate to explore. Hosted by: Denali Kinca

Why Doesn't Gold Tarnish?

Why doesn't gold tarnish? A simple answer might be that it's a so-called "noble metal"—its atoms don't like to chemically react with others. But a more complex answer also answers *why* gold atoms are

Scientists Are Getting Close to Creating a Universal Vaccine

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The Bizarre Case of the Tully Monster

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5 of Science's Weirdest Paradoxes

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