On this episode of Our American Stories we know asbestos to be a health hazard But the natural mineral was not simply an artifact of the industrial age Here's the History Guy telling the story of asbestos Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Upset with the corruption and extravagance plaguing his kingdom Korea rsquo s King Yeongjo ndash decided to change things In a classic case of throwing out the baby with the bathwater he banned the traditional art of gold-thread embroidery as excessively opulent Soon knowledge of that intricate process vanished into the past In Professor Sim Yeon-ok wanted to reclaim that long-lost tradition Surmising that gold leaf had been glued onto mulberry paper and then hand-cut into slender strands she was able to recreate the process reviving an ancient art form In the book of Exodus we learn of the extravagant [... more]

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