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TIL that checking the publication date before buying a used book can save you from outdated science
Was at a library sale in Akron last weekend and grabbed a 1970s astronomy book for 50 cents. Got home and it said Pluto was still a planet AND that the moon landing might be faked. Now I always flip to the copyright page first. Anyone else get burned by an old textbook that aged like milk?
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mark_nguyen954mo ago
Pluto was still a planet" got me too lol. I always thought older books were just as good but nah, science moves fast and I learned my lesson the hard way with a biology textbook from 1995.
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