stackyFACTSLooking at microbes was highly dependent on whether it was a cloudy day. The very first single-lens microscopes had no internal light source, forcing scientists to squint through tiny glass beads while holding the entire contraption directly up to the blistering sun, practically searing their own retinas in the name of biology.
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