Obama’s Secret Weapon In The South: 100 Million Year-Old Fossils If you study county-result maps in the southern U.S. from the 2008 election, a certain pattern of blue emerges from the sea of red. There are many reasons for this, but marine biologist Craig McClain says that if you go back in time far enough, you can trace these election results to trillions of fossilized microorganisms, who turned the sun into soil. Don’t believe me? Check out Krulwich Wonders…
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Obama’s Secret Weapon In The South: 100 Million Year-Old Fossils

If you study county-result maps in the southern U.S. from the 2008 election, a certain pattern of blue emerges from the sea of red. There are many reasons for this, but marine biologist Craig McClain says that if you go back in time far enough, you can trace these election results to trillions of fossilized microorganisms, who turned the sun into soil.

Don’t believe me? Check out Krulwich Wonders…

Source: NPR

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    one of the most interesting things i have read that relates to the election
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    My county is as dark red as can be. :(((
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    Me, too. And it’s as red as red can be, oooeee.
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    I see my county! Yes… I can identify my county boundaries lol :P
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    Long story short: the Cretaceous shoreline occurred at those locations, so there’s been good soil there in modern times....
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    This is pretty cool. Eff yeah, science.
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    “Don’t leave. I know some of you bounced here because my headline was political, and the word “plankton” will send you...
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    Not really too political but it has some nifty science in it.
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