Was This The WEIRDEST Discovery of an Element Ever?
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Dive into the bizarre story of phosphorus, the element accidentally discovered by a 17th-century alchemist while searching for gold... in urine! From its eerie glow to its explosive uses, phosphorus has a fiery history that changed chemistry forever. Learn how this element illuminated science in more ways than one.

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