How We Turned the Tide in the Roach Wars. “Forty years ago, scientists did the impossible. Why doesn’t anyone remember? […] The people who invented Combat are American heroes.” (Read/listen to the end…fascinating!)
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Wow, this solidified a memory in my young life. Whenever my parents left my sister in charge she would keep my little brother and me busy by telling us to go play "roach hunt". I remember thinking there were so many roaches but in recent years I just assumed I was young and misremembering how many roaches there were because you rarely see that many anymore. I guess not though! Great post.
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