Bet that caught your attention, but I did say Persian, not Iranian.
Great article on how the Ancient Persians engaged in chemical warfare against the Romans, almost 2,000 years ago. Seems they could gas their opponents by burning sulfur and bitumen …

This was the last photo Uros took with his Canon S50. It was likely also the last time that kid touched a golf club.

Lately, I’ve been fascinated with those Calcium and Vitamin C effervescent tablets that you drop into half a glass of water and see the pills break up and disappear into a nice fizzy drink that is supposed to be good …