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Aristocrats once drank ground pearls as medicine
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When possessing endless wealth meets terrible medical advice, shiny rocks become expensive pills. Unwell aristocrats genuinely believed that intensely grinding down flawless pearls and drinking them suspended in sharp vinegar would instantly cure fatal fevers. The only thing this bizarre chemical mixture actually managed to violently cure was their immense financial surplus.
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