November 2010 History Matters: Sticky Situation

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When our ancestors needed to glue together broken shards of a pot or even do something as simple as connecting two pieces of paper, they relied on sticky substances from nature. Tar, beeswax, tree sap, egg whites, milk, decomposed animals, cheese and even blood were used for what turns out to be an essential human View Website VIP Subscription

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