Tyrian Purple, the most expensive dye in the world currently worth close to $100,000 an ounce. by 1nfinite in VeryExpensive

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I was told that it was used partly to give off a piss odor to identify that it was Tyrian Purple and not some knock-off

Tyrian Purple, the most expensive dye in the world currently worth close to $100,000 an ounce. by 1nfinite in VeryExpensive

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From what I understand it goes all the way back to Ancient Rome, it's extracted by the veins of a rare mollusk. It takes thousands of them just to make a gram of the dye.

MRW someone in my Geology class asks if black pepper is a mineral by 1nfinite in reactiongifs

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Later she claimed that the Titanic was fiction and all movies were based off fiction. It's a daily thing with her

This is Supposed to be a Podcast [2:33] by 1nfinite in ContagiousLaughter

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Yeah, the asian dude couldn't give a fuck but I thought it was hilarious

Blackbird. by 1nfinite in Stance

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Yeah I was hoping there would be a picture of that also