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Antibiotics were discovered because mold decided to be helpful for once.

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Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 after mold contaminated a bacteria culture and killed nearby bacteria. The accident is true, though the "decided to be helpful" framing is a joke. Later scientists developed it into a drug.

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