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  • With Too Much Salt, You Also Die on Random Fascinating Things About Salt

    (#2) With Too Much Salt, You Also Die

    It may be true that you need some salt to live, but you can also die if you have too much. In the long term, too much salt can raise your blood pressure and give you heart problems. In the short term, you can actually eat so much salt that your body can no longer function. In order for this to happen, you would have to basically be force-fed more salt than any person would consume on their own, dehydrating you drastically, but it is possible. So, everything in moderation. 
  • Salt Used to Be More Valuable Than Gold on Random Fascinating Things About Salt

    (#4) Salt Used to Be More Valuable Than Gold

    Has anyone ever told you that you were "worth your salt?" For the ancient Carthaginians, that was high praise indeed. For them, salt was valued as equal to its weight in gold, if not more! It was even sometimes called "white gold" because of its great worth. It is from this high-value trading that we get the previously mentioned compliment, so it's definitely one to take to heart. 
  • Adding Salt to Food Makes It More Aromatic on Random Fascinating Things About Salt

    (#15) Adding Salt to Food Makes It More Aromatic

    We know that adding salt to food can bring out the flavors, but did you know that it can actually bring out the smells, as well? Adding salt to a cooking food releases more moisture, and this moisture brings out the natural aromas of whatever you're cooking, especially meat. We're not saying you should dump a bunch of salt on your cooking, but a pinch is bound to make your kitchen smell heavenly. 
  • Thanks to Da Vinci, Spilling Salt Is Considered Bad Luck on Random Fascinating Things About Salt

    (#7) Thanks to Da Vinci, Spilling Salt Is Considered Bad Luck

    Have you ever wondered why spilling salt is considered bad luck? Salt was highly valued in the ancient world, so it makes sense that wasting it would be unlucky, but we owe that particular superstition mostly to Leonardo da Vinci. In his famous painting The Last Supper, Judas the traitor is seen having knocked over a container of salt on the table. Because of this, we now see spilled salt as a sign of bad fortune. 
  • Roman Soldiers Traded Their Pay for Salt on Random Fascinating Things About Salt

    (#3) Roman Soldiers Traded Their Pay for Salt

    It's a common misconception that Roman soldiers were paid in salt, the origin of the modern word "salary." In reality, this is only partially true. Soldiers were given actual money, but that money was used to buy salt, which at the time was a very valuable and necessary item. The Latin word salarium was the term for the soldiers' pay, and from there we eventually got the word "salary."
  • IV Fluids Are Based on French Seawater on Random Fascinating Things About Salt

    (#11) IV Fluids Are Based on French Seawater

    You might know that IV fluids are a salt solution meant to hydrate the body. But the origin of these life-saving fluids is surprising. Back in the late 1800s, there was a man named René Quinton, who started finding similarities between salty seawater and the fluids in our own bodies. After much experimenting, he administered a diluted seawater solution to animals and humans and noticed its beneficial effects. From these experiments, we eventually got the saline solution used in IV bags today.

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Salt is not only an important condiment in daily life but also an indispensable substance for a healthy human body. It can regulate the balanced distribution of water in the human body. If people do not eat salt or have too little salt, the harm is very serious. If salt intake is too much, it can also cause diseases such as high blood pressure. 

Salt has played an important role in the development of human civilization. It has a history of thousands of years and is one of the oldest inventions of mankind. You could learn about 19 fascinating things that most people do not know about salt. The random tool contains more interesting topics.

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