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I once heard it being said that 'electricity', coming from the Greek word 'electron' for 'amber', is actually a biblical term. Phoenician hawkers sitting by Greek temples and selling this aromatic substance advertised their wares by shouting out at the worshipers: לאל-קטר, לאל-קטר LA-EL-QATER, LA-EL-QATER, 'offer incense to the gods', 'offer incense to the gods', giving this substance its name. Isaac Fried, Boston University On Oct 10, 2012, at 12:15 PM, Uri Hurwitz wrote:
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