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The History of Phosphorus
In the 1800s, a British governor of a remote volcanic island called St. Helena tested guano against other fertilizers and guano was the clear winner. Europeans thought this fertilizer looked pretty great, but the Brits who were looking to perhaps diversify their fertilizer portfolio, they saw real promise. By the 1840s with bones in short supply, the guano boom began.
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