For example, Britain’s national mapping organisation’s brand is associated in our national consciousness with going to a small shop in a quaint village to get a map showing how to walk up a mountain. It’s called Ordnance Survey. If that sounds like Artillery Research to you, that’s because the project started because the king wanted to know how to accurately bomb Scotland.
The USA drops approximately 15-20 million sterilized worms on Panama every day. Yes you read that right, it’s The Great American Worm Wall.
This is wild. Good share!
This seems like it would make for a good Wikipedia article, but am I could find was this section:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochliomyia_hominivorax#Control
Fortunately, there is a Tom Scott video.
IIRC it’s not even the only sterilized insects US government air drops from planes. ( Fruit flies over LA? )
I just looked this up because I didn’t believe you, but you aren’t spinnin’ tales, my friend. This is true, and it’s blowing my mind. Thank you for sharing this fact!