Welcome to Calm History. I'm Harris, and this podcast is my quirky mix of education with sedation.

So go ahead, lean back, put up your feet, and settle into my time machine of tranquility.

I hope this episode distracts and relaxes your overactive brain squirrels.

I'm back with more curious history about pearls.

In bonus episode number 56, I shared stories about pearls and Alexander the Great,

Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Aphrodite, Botticelli, Christopher Columbus, and even Elizabeth Taylor.

In bonus episode number 63, I explained the curious history of pearl biology, fake pearls,

cultivated pearls, black pearls, the world's largest pearls, and most importantly, the history of the band,

Pearl Jam. And now, in this episode, you'll hear all about pearl divers, sharks, and shark charmers.

Which means yes, similar to the children's animation, finding Nemo, this story has sharks.

But don't worry, I think you'll find this episode to be less scary, perhaps more humorous, and definitely more bizarre than the Pixar blockbuster movie Finding Nemo.

In the near future, I'll stitch together this episode and all my prior episodes about

pearls, so you can relax with a super long silk plus bonus episode about the fascinating

history of pearls.

But for now,

the history of pearl divers,

sharks,

and shark charmers.

Oh boy,

an episode about sharks for calm history?

Harris,

has your coconut gone soft?

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