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Collecting elements can be risky business. Tellurium is one of those elements that poses a dire threat — not to one’s health, but to the element collector’s reputation in polite society.
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42. Molybdenum: Conventional Weapons
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Before we talk about one big gun, let’s discuss 1,500 years of military technology.
39. Yttrium: It’s A Quiet Village
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Welcome to the sleepy Swedish town of Ytterby. I hope you like it, because we’ll be spending an awful lot of time there later in the series.
38. Strontium: Little Town
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Let’s look past the bad reputation this element has to learn how it’s an essential part of an idyllic childhood.