Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive foodborne pathogen that is ubiquitously found in diverse environments such as soil, water, various food products, animals, and humans [1]. Infection by Listeria monocytogenes occurs almost exclusively after ingestion of contaminated food.
Henry Ruschmann accidentally invented glitter when he was trying to figure out a way to put discarded plastic to use. 01:55.
Pre-20th-Century History, Mostly Irrelevant. Like all aspects of visual culture, glitter has something to do with cave paintings and something to do with Cleopatra, BeyoncÃ© of BCE. The word comes from the Old Norse glitra, which is a verb that means the same thing that glitter means when used as a verb.