Did you know that in the 1920s a Viennese scientist named Bela Schick coined the term "menotixins" to describe what he believed were toxins that escape through the skin of a menstruating woman? He believed that these toxins caused rising bread dough to go flat, beer to stop fermenting, and plants and flowers to wilt. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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