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The Romans were among the first culture to provide formal salt rations to their soldiers - each one received an allowance, which is where the word ‘salary’ comes from, though it might better be thought of as a form of health insurance than cash, since they were also paid in money.
— Sep 30, 2025 02:57AM
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If steel provides the skeleton of our world and concrete its flesh then copper is civilisation’s nervous system, the circuitry and cables we never see but couldn’t function without.
— Oct 27, 2025 08:48AM
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If sand is the fabric for much of the world and salt is the magic ingredient that helps us transform our world, then iron is what enables us to do things.
— Oct 12, 2025 12:54PM
