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[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's used in incense and was worth as much or more than gold because it's hard to collect in mass.

[–] don@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

Seems like calling Myrrh “chewing gum” would be akin to calling a factory-new Bugatti Chiron “a busted-ass jalopy”. Which, depending on whom you’re talking to, is exactly what the Bugatti might be, I reckon.