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The {{w|chemotherapy}} drug {{w|doxorubicin}}, trade name Adriamycin, is based on a strain of the bacterium ''{{w|Streptomyces peucetius}}'', first isolated from a soil sample taken at {{w|Castel del Monte, Apulia|Castel del Monte}} in {{w|Andria}}, Italy. | The {{w|chemotherapy}} drug {{w|doxorubicin}}, trade name Adriamycin, is based on a strain of the bacterium ''{{w|Streptomyces peucetius}}'', first isolated from a soil sample taken at {{w|Castel del Monte, Apulia|Castel del Monte}} in {{w|Andria}}, Italy. | ||
− | As mentioned at the title text | + | As mentioned at the title text Iry-Hor was an ancient, {{w|Dynasty 0|predynastic}} pharaoh of ancient Egypt — no earlier documents exist today. |
− | This fact is also | + | This fact is also placed at exactly 3100 BC (or {{w|BCE}}) in [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]]. The week after that comic came out improving cancer research was the subject of [[1736: Manhattan Project]]. That became the first cancer related comic since this one, even though more than two years had passed and with {{w|cancer}} being a [[:Category:Cancer|recurring subject]] on xkcd... It could be a coincidence, but seems strange that both facts were directly/indirectly referenced within two weeks more than two years later, and there is even a banner in the cancer comic... |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Banner: Adriamycin, one of our most potent chemotherapy drugs, comes from the dirt from an Italian castle. | :Banner: Adriamycin, one of our most potent chemotherapy drugs, comes from the dirt from an Italian castle. | ||
− | : | + | :My hobby: Breaking into airplane hangars and replacing the ads on their giant banners with cool facts. |
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− | :Breaking into airplane hangars and replacing the ads on their giant banners with cool facts. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:My Hobby]] | [[Category:My Hobby]] | ||
[[Category:Cancer]] | [[Category:Cancer]] | ||
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