# S1E9 - Cursed Gems of History

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Podcast: [History Snacks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-snacks-7683846)
Published: 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1018

## Resource

Rubies, sapphires, and bad omens. We're tracing the history of a couple of cursed gems and seeing what we can learn in the process. In this episode we encounter medieval civil wars, taking gems from dead people, rocks with names, cursed litter, bad friendship practices, and treating people how you want to be treated.

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