A great quote by George Washington Carver

Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.
- George Washington Carver

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4meAndyou · F

He had an amazing life. He went before Congress to present ALL of his commercial ideas for the use of the (then), supposedly useless peanut. He discovered that tobacco plantings, which depleted nitrogen from the soil, were restored with nitrogen by growing a crop of peanuts!!! He was given ONE hour to present his ideas for the peanut to Congress, and they ended up begging him to stay. He was there for FIVE hours!!!

He discovered all of this by PRAYING!!!! He simply sat there, and said, "God, WHY did you make the peanut?" And then focused and proceeded relentlessly, through scientific method, to find EVERY use for the peanut.

The ONLY thing he didn't invent was peanut butter!

Axeroberts · 56-60, M

@4meAndyou and everyone thought he was nuts. 🤣🤣