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150 Years of Moon Crabs, Blowing Things Up, and Asbestos Obsession

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

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What Is Aspestus?

Aspestus is an umbrella term for six silicate base compounds, which are found in pretty common rocks. It has a sky high melting point of two thous 700 degrees fahrenheit and it actually sheds heat as you warm it up. Once we had factories everywhere, espestus was being added in everything from housing shingles to car breakes,. yarn and baby blankets and into uniforms for first responses.

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