Mummia

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20 pointstrkaky8 comments

Not to be confused with "mumijo", which has an equally weird background and used for similar purposes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumijo

I'm not sure that's a separate thing, actually. It sounds like a regional variant of the same original concept (rock tar taken as medicine).

I feel like there should be a separate heading for these types of fun facts. Neat information, but we're just posting a page from an Encyclopedia.

They all say wikipedia.org next to them.

What's the point of random wiki pages on hacker news though?

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> On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. [0]

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To generate discussion from a modern point of view.

There is nothing new under the sun, and inspiration can come from anywhere.

For example, having learned about mummia, I might incorporate it as an item or crafting ingredient in a game :) and a player might learn about this through that, which may inspire them on to something else.

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