20 things you didn't know about oil

Posted at 7:07 AM on July 2, 2008 by Bob Collins (4 Comments)

Discovery Discover Magazine lists a few simple facts (what? No dinosaurs?) about the substance that's wreaking havoc, including the tidbit that it was once considered a health drink.

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Comments (4)

Minor point, but the publication is Discover Magazine (no "y").

One of the best, if not the best, science periodical for the layman, I might add, even if its tone has gotten a little sloppy over the last few years. -JZ

Posted by JohnnyZoom | July 2, 2008 8:16 AM

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My biology textbooks always taught me that most of our fossil fuels are a result of the thick vegetation from the Carboniferous Period. Of course, that includes coal. Imagine how human civilization might be different without this period in Earth's history.

Posted by Zeb | July 2, 2008 10:28 AM

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Big points to Zeb for being the first person in the short but glorious history of News Cut to invoke a reference to the Carboniferous Period. That's worthy of a prize of some sort.

Posted by Bob Collins | July 2, 2008 10:37 AM

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a gallon of gas?

Posted by c | July 2, 2008 1:05 PM

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