NERDS GONE WILD

A magnet was discovered when someone’s earrings ran away. Jewelry has always been adventurous.

✗ FAKE
The discovery of magnets is not documented. A well-known legend tells of the shepherd Magnes finding lodestone, with iron on his shoes or staff, but it is a legend. Earrings are a joke.

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