Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatter wore a top hat made of felt—but not the felt you find in craft stores and kindergartens. This felt was made of mercury-treated animal fur. For those who prepared the felt and created the hats, mercury had a devastating effect on the brain and neurological systems. And the actual history of how mercury became a part of the felting industry is, well, yuck.
Periodic Table of DEATH and Mystery Podcast
Mercury, Hats, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery
Mercury, Hats, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery
Periodic Table of DEATH and Mystery Podcast
Take a coffee break with us - 5 to 10 minutes - and explore historical and contemporary mysteries and death surrounding the universal periodic table of elements. Join me and your host, Laura Haas, for an unforgettable step into the world of the periodic table elements. You won't regret it!
Take a coffee break with us - 5 to 10 minutes - and explore historical and contemporary mysteries and death surrounding the universal periodic table of elements. Join me and your host, Laura Haas, for an unforgettable step into the world of the periodic table elements. You won't regret it!Appears in episode
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