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3. Lots of uses for "Quicksilver"

Fri Jan 24, 2025, 08:56 AM

Jan 24

Patent medicine quackery til the 1900's , electrical switches, Hatmaking? "Mad as A Hatter" was no part of a joke!

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New evidence may reveal the source of mercury in the tomb of the First Emperor [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 23 OP

I wonder if purifying gold is involved somehow with this mercury. GreenWave Jan 23 #2

Lots of uses for "Quicksilver" Mopar151 Jan 24 #3