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People Used To Straight Up Drink Gold

People Used To Straight Up Drink Gold

FromRidiculous History


People Used To Straight Up Drink Gold

FromRidiculous History

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For millennia various luminaries have claimed precious metals have special curative powers -- and, back in the day, people used to actually drink it. They were convinced the ingestion of gold would prevent them from aging, wrinkling and growing frail. So how did this would-be beauty secret actually affect people's bodies? Tune in to learn more about drinking gold.
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Released:
May 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by iHeartRadio.