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Early modern royals acquired exotic natural artifacts such as bezoars—digestive stones produced in the intestines of large ruminants and believed to possess healing qualities. Andrew Katzenstein, The New York Review of Books, "Curiouser and Curiouser," 25 Nov. 2019

No scientific evidence exists for any curative properties of bezoars. Peter Yeung, National Geographic, "Porcupines are being poached for their stomach content," 22 Mar. 2019

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