Strontium, Pockets, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery

from Periodic Table of Death and Mystery · host Carol Potenza's monthly podcast, hosted by Laura Haas

Pockets are actually a European invention found as far back as the 5000-year-old Neolithic mummy, Otzi, in the Alps. Yet there is an ELEPHANT in the Strontium elemental image that accompanies this podcast. It turns out pockets, Strontium, and elephants are linked by a fashion trend that ended ~1400 years ago. And this connection opened another mystery to be solved…

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