tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662825720404073899.post7726355980494906903..comments2023-09-11T02:58:56.542-07:00Comments on Biscuit City: Fun Facts about American LiteratureDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794467539386678686noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662825720404073899.post-83631013404035842082011-11-08T12:44:37.168-08:002011-11-08T12:44:37.168-08:00Watch out! I may retaliate with little-known chemi...Watch out! I may retaliate with little-known chemistry facts...for example, did you know that when aluminum was first discovered, it was so rare that the French king threw out his silver service and replaced it with aluminum? (The reason it was all the rage was that it was thought to be self-renewing. Any time it was scratched, the scratch 'healed' itself--really, aluminum oxide formed from contact with the air and filled in the scratch. You can try this on your very own aluminum beach chairs....) Chem stories--I got a million of 'em.Alexandria Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682992633124790109noreply@blogger.com