Anonymous ID: 7f05d3 June 30, 2024, 3:47 p.m. No.21117141   🗄️.is 🔗kun

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Silver has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties that have been known for thousands of years (although not always understood).

Because of this reason, ancient Greek sailors would throw a silver coin or two in barrels of drinking water to prevent it from spoiling during long voyages. Early American settlers also did this as they trekked westward and settled new lands.

It is for this reason that silver cutlery was so highly prized. The nobility and especially royalty preferred silver cutlery since they hoped it would counteract any poison in their food (it didn’t).