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Hey gang, here’s another episode recorded before social distancing set in. We hope all of our listeners out there continue to stay safe and be well, and again, we are honored that you choose to spend some of this time with us. Thank you and enjoy the show!   This episode has a little bit of everything: the French Revolution, haunted amulets, mummies (maybe??)... why, it's like a regular Night at the Museum! Have fun!     Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail] Da Vinci’s Faces https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100715090917.htm First Museum: https://theconversation.com/hidden-women-of-history-ennigaldi-nanna-curator-of-the-worlds-first-museum-116431 https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-story-behind-the-worlds-oldest-museum-built-by-a-b-5805358 Woman Hit By Meteorite http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2015/06/02/the_hodges_meteorite_is_one_of_the_few_space_to_ever_strike_a_human.html?wpisrc=obnetwork http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1995LPI....26.1133P/0001133.000.html?high=484678bbd531063   [Fact Off]   Blaschka glass scientific models http://www.cmog.org/article/blaschkas-glass-models-invertebrate-animals-1863-1890 https://web.archive.org/web/20160411221330/http://www.journalofantiques.com/Feb04/featurefeb04.htm These three links include info + pictures: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/collections/blaschka http://hmnh.harvard.edu/glass-flowers https://hmnh.harvard.edu/fruits-decay   Spider Museum https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160413-the-museum-filled-with-poisonous-spiders-that-just-wont-die https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2693514#page/430/mode/1up https://roaring.earth/venomous-spiders-haunt-museum-just-wont-die/ https://horizonpestcontrol.com/venomous-chilean-spider-infestation/ [Ask the Science Couch]   Painting restoration https://www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/taking_care/conservation_meaning.html https://www.invaluable.com/blog/the-science-behind-art-restoration/   Sculptures https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/modern-chemistry-techniques-save-ancient-art/ https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/the-art-of-conservation/3009092.article   Bacteria https://www.wired.com/2011/11/st-artrestoremicro/