Two legends, namely:<p>"While he awaited a tonic, Qin turned to mercury tablets."<p>and then a map where:<p>"rivers of quicksilver represent the kingdom’s waters"<p>finally some modern evidence:<p>"Modern investigations have been able to corroborate this legend with some chemical evidence. In 2005, a research team led by Chinese archaeologist Duan Chingbo took 4,000 samples from the earthen mound to test for Mercury, and all of the samples came back highly positive."<p>Which legend would you think that should be supporting?<p>Sometimes I just don't understand the thought process going into an article.
"Though both the Germans and Americans invented this chrome-plating technology in 1937 and 1950, respectively, it existed in China 2,200 years ago."<p>Assuming all three forms of that technology are identical as the article makes it sound, that's awesome.