Myths & mysteries
Paracelsus coined the word zinc
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A notoriously arrogant esoteric physician who famously burned traditional medical texts in the town square gave us a mundane household element. While attempting to redefine how humanity understood matter, he casually identified a new metal and called it 'zincum.' He wanted to be remembered as a grand sage, but instead, he is a sunscreen ingredient.
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