I don't want to shock anyone here, but believe it or not, on the internet are claims that

somebody made an amazing discovery which was then suppressed by the government, or by

corporations, or by the man, or something.

One of these was an amazing material called Starlight.

History's greatest fire retardant suppressed into obscurity.

Today we're going to find out what Starlight actually was and what it could actually do,

or not do.

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I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

Starlight, the magical mystery material.

It was said to resist nuclear explosions, the most powerful laser beams, and any amount

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