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SYMHC Classics: Hennig Brand
Stuff You Missed in History Class
This 2019 episode shares how Hennig Brand discovered phosphorous by boiling pee. But he was really thought the secret to the philosopher’s stone might be found in urine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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