• Madison420@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    It’s used in incense and was worth as much or more than gold because it’s hard to collect in mass.

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      11 months ago

      Seems like calling Myrrh “chewing gum” would be akin to calling a factory-new Bugatti Chiron “a busted-ass jalopy”. Which, depending on whom you’re talking to, is exactly what the Bugatti might be, I reckon.