{"id":3514,"date":"2007-01-11T22:28:19","date_gmt":"2007-01-11T22:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2007\/01\/fun-microscopic-liturgical-facts.html"},"modified":"2007-01-11T22:28:19","modified_gmt":"2007-01-11T22:28:19","slug":"fun-microscopic-liturgical-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2007\/01\/fun-microscopic-liturgical-facts.html","title":{"rendered":"Fun microscopic liturgical facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doing a minor bit of research – as in – what is that thing they use to bless us with holy water called –<\/em>  I came across this:<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Af_optic\"<\/a> Aspergillus<\/strong><\/a>, a <\/strong>genus<\/strong><\/a> of <\/strong>mold<\/strong><\/a>, was named in 1729 by the Italian priest and biologist Pietro Antonio Micheli. When viewed under a microscope, the mold cells were said to resemble an aspergillum.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There. We all learned something. Except for the people who already knew it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Image source.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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