# Today I Learned Science

A prescription for the curious mind 🧠💡 Weekly deep dives into the interconnected web of science & history. By Dr. Harini Bhat: 772k+ TikTok, IG, YT @tilscience 2024 Webby Honoree & Anthem Awards | 2023 Telly Awards 🏆

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## [THIS IS THE NEW LIQUID GOLD](https://tilscience.substack.com/p/this-is-the-new-liquid-gold)

_2026-07-30 · Dr. Harini Bhat_

The Science We Missed Because We Were Too Afraid to Study Period Blood

## [When Medicine Tried to Prove Period Blood Was Toxic](https://tilscience.substack.com/p/when-medicine-tried-to-prove-period)

_2026-07-29 · Dr. Harini Bhat_

For decades, scientists believed menstruating women secreted an invisible toxin called "menotoxin" that could kill flowers and spoil bread. Here's the bizarre history and how science finally proved it wrong.

## [The First Announcement of America Was in German](https://tilscience.substack.com/p/the-first-announcement-of-america)

_2026-07-02 · Dr. Harini Bhat_

The forgotten newspaper that broke the biggest story in American history

## [THEY THREW 132 PEOPLE INTO THE OCEAN. ALIVE.](https://tilscience.substack.com/p/they-threw-132-people-into-the-ocean)

_2026-06-25 · Dr. Harini Bhat_

The Slave Ship That Exposed the True Cost of Empire

## [HOW A PIECE OF PAPER RULED THE WORLD FOR 4000 YEARS](https://tilscience.substack.com/p/how-a-piece-of-paper-ruled-the-world)

_2026-06-18 · Dr. Harini Bhat_

And Still Does

## [The Oldest Known Queer Couple in Recorded History](https://tilscience.substack.com/p/the-oldest-known-queer-couple-in)

_2026-06-05 · Dr. Harini Bhat_

Were Also Two of the Most Powerful Men in Ancient Egypt

## [Your Ovaries Might Be the Most Important Organ in Your Body. Here’s Why](https://tilscience.substack.com/p/your-ovaries-might-be-the-most-important)

_2026-05-28 · Dr. Harini Bhat_

Your Ovaries May Predict Your Entire Body’s Aging

## [The Doctor Who Should Have Said No](https://tilscience.substack.com/p/the-doctor-who-should-have-said-no)

_2026-05-19 · Dr. Harini Bhat_

What Michael Jackson's death actually tells us about medicine, money, and the people we trust with our lives.

## [The Titanic Didn’t Sink the Way You Think It Did](https://tilscience.substack.com/p/the-titanic-didnt-sink-the-way-you)

_2026-05-07 · Dr. Harini Bhat_

Inside the shocking new theories from James Cameron’s Titanic advisor Parks Stephenson

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_2026-05-07 · **Sponsored**_

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## [The Night Physics Killed 1,500 People](https://tilscience.substack.com/p/the-night-physics-killed-1500-people)

_2026-05-01 · Dr. Harini Bhat_

It wasn't the binoculars. It wasn't the lifeboats. It was a perfectly clear night and that was the problem.