#23 | The History of Salt [6000 BC – 1996 AD] & Other Fun Facts

Relax as you learn about table salt, sea salt, kosher salt, Himalayan Salt, biology of salt, uses of salt for manufacturing, sources of salt, use of salt in religion and war, salt and Christopher Columbus, salt and revolutions, salt and Gandhi, extracting salt from seawater, and mining salt from salt mines.* Become a Silk+ Member (try FREE for a limited time) & enjoy 500+ episodes from these 8 Silk+ Podcasts: * Calm History-Bonus & Archives Podcast * Sleep Whispers-Bonus Podcast * Sleep Whispers-Archive Podcast * ASMR University-Bonus Podcast * ASMR Sleep Station-Revived Podcast * Counselor Curt ASMR-Exclusive Podcast  * Sleep With Silk: 8-Hour Nature Sounds * Sleep with Silk: 8-Hour Background Sounds ************************************* Become a Silk+ Member, FREE for a limited time [silkpodcasts.com/plus] FREE alerts of new episodes. Tap “Follow“ on [Apple or Spotify] Shape the future of Calm History [Vote Now] Rate & review Calm History on [Apple Podcasts] Website, Contact, & All My Podcasts [silkpodcasts.com] Bored?  Explore my Favorite Goodies! [silkpodcasts.com/faves]   *Content adapted, remixed, edited, and produced by Harris from materials in the public domain and from Wikipedia.