you can always be alive with salt
Now for salt facts
-Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt - which is where the word 'salary' comes from. Difficult to spend it in restaurants today though.
-Every cell in the body contains salt - an adult contains about 250 grammes, equivalent to a box of Maldon Salt.
-In old Japanese theatres, salt was sprinkled on to the stage before each performance to prevent evil spirits from casting a spell on the actors. Sprinkling salt around your home may have the same effect today.
-Salt is used to remove traces of water from aviation fuel after it is purified.
-At one time salt bars were the standard currency of Ethiopia. It’s still worth taking a pack of Maldon, for emergencies.
-Salt was used to preserve Egyptian mummies (and in the pies eaten by Egyptian daddies).
-Salt removes red wine stains (though probably not from your best cream carpet).
-Sodium is key in the operation of all signals within, as well as to and from, the brain.
Sources:
"Salt - Interesting Facts." Welcome to the Maldon Salt Web Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 May 2017.
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