Gertrude Elion, joint winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, was born #OTD in 1918. During her career she developed multiple life-saving drugs https://www.compoundchem.com/2018/01/23/elion/

US ICE agents have been using tear gas on protestors in Minneapolis. There's been plenty of tear gas misinformation flying around on social media; here's a summary of the chemistry and the best way to get rid of it (TLDR: water): https://www.compoundchem.com/2020/06/09/tear-gas

In the UK, 2026 is the #NationalYearOfReading. Which do you prefer: the smell of new books or of old books?

Here's the chemistry behind both! https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/06/01/newoldbooksmell/