Salt Wars: History's Bloodiest Mineral

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We’ve all heard that too much sodium is bad for us, and that we eat too much salt. It’s such a plentiful resource now that we can spare it to put on our roads, soak in tubs, and kill flies with salt guns. With how accessible salt is now, it’s hard to imagine that salt used to be worth its weight in gold and something people died for in the past. Today, salt’s history and its role in war and revolution gets DEEP FAT FRIED!