Today I learned that...
in medieval times people thought shark teeth were fossilized dragon's tongues. Somebody else thought that they fell from the sky during eclipses. They were used in magical potions and worn as good luck charms. Nicolas Steno sadly enlightened the common populace in 1667. Now they're just known as shark teeth.
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23 June 2010
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