💡

that ethologist John B. Calhoun created rat utopias in order to conduct over-population experiments between 1958 and 1962. Ultimately, the experiments ended in societal collapse.

Oct 27, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: that ethologist John B. Calhoun created “rat utopias” in order to conduct over-population experiments between 1958 and 1962. Ultimately, the experiments ended in societal collapse.

Source

cosmosmagazine.com

Share this fascinating fact! 🥷

Share on X Discover more facts

💡More Fun Facts

Keep exploring and learning

Thomas Edison conducted experiments involving electric shock on dogs, cats, cows, horses, and an elephant in an effort to undermine Nikola Tesla s accomplishments with alternating current electricity.

Read →

Astronomer Rudolf Wolf tried to estimate pi using a needle experiment. He conducted experiments throwing the needle 5000 times, obtaining a value of 3.1596

Read →

about tree wells a void or area of loose snow below trees. In 2 experiments conducted in North America, 90% of volunteers temporarily placed in tree wells were unable to rescue themselves.

Read →

about tree wells a void or area of loose snow below trees. In 2 experiments conducted in North America, 90% of volunteers temporarily placed in tree wells were unable to rescue themselves.

Read →

In 1964, Australia proposed to relocate the entire population of Nauru, a Pacific island nation that had been severely impacted by phosphate mining, to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. However, Nauru declined the offer in order to preserve their independence and not become a part of Australia.

Read →

In Nazi-occupied Scandinavia, maternity centers were set up to collect Nordic Aryan characteristics and then send infants to Germany in order to improve the genetic makeup of the German population.

Read →

Explore All Fun Facts