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Sam Kean
Sam Kean is the New York Times-bestselling author of seven books. He spent years collecting mercury from broken thermometers as a kid, and now lives in Washington, D.C. His stories have appeared in Th…

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I love salt more than chocolate. I'm somewhat small, yet deceptively strong. Sort of like an ant.

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