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Hey everybody, it's Mick Sullivan and this is episode 98 of the past and the curious.

This episode, I have been wanting to do this. of the past and the curious.

This episode, I have been wanting to do this episode, it's been on my list for a long, long time,

like years now.

And in fact, I think someone did it, you have 30 seconds about Anthony Bon Leaven Hook,

which was a hard name to say so many times in this episode.

But this episode has to do with microscopes and telescopes, both of which are largely dependent on

glass and both of which have really strong ties historically speaking to the

Netherlands.

So I know you're going to enjoy this episode.

There's some really fun stuff.

There's some really interesting stuff.

There's super some very fascinating stuff that I was delighted to learn and I'm delighted

to share with you. come along let's do this

Like I said this is episode 98 so 99's right around the corner and you know what's after that?

100 actually I might squeak in a little

election type episode. I found a really cool story about something in the Oval Office. So in honor of Election Day, look for that.

When the Tomb of King T Tutin Common was first opened in 1923, it was filled with the

treasure you might expect to find alongside the mummy of a famous Egyptian Pharaoh, food, jewels, silver, and yes, gold.

But one of the most important things carefully placed in the tomb for old Tut to carry into the afterlife was anything

but precious, at least by our standards today.

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