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Silver utensils had an unexpected antimicrobial effect

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Wealthy aristocrats historically suffered fewer rampant infections purely because they insisted on eating with incredibly expensive utensils. This shiny precious metal slowly disrupts pathogen replication on a molecular level without anyone needing to understand germ theory. Being offensively rich was ironically an excellent, albeit entirely accidental, preventative health strategy.

Silver utensils had an unexpected antimicrobial effect
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