Context: This meme digs into a wild historical coincidence. Ancient Chinese rulers like Qin Shi Huang had mercury in their tombs, and across the ocean, Maya and other Mesoamerican cultures used it too. Both treated it as something sacred, but there’s no solid proof they were connected. It makes you wonder if people just independently fell for shiny toxic stuff, or if there’s a lost link. Either way, keep it away from your coffee.

    • Ostrakon
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      1 day ago

      Definitely, but the idea of a liquid metal makes our ape brains especially incensed