Asbestos was associated with good qualities: strength, resistance and, ironically, safety.
In fact, the word asbestos, first used in England in the fourteenth century, came from the Greek meaning inextinguishable or unquenchable. Before that, ancient Egyptians used asbestos around 6,000 years ago for its heat-resistant properties.
In fact, the Egyptians thought so highly of asbestos that they wrapped the embalmed bodies of Pharaohs in asbestos cloth so their bodies could pass unscathed to the after-life.
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