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History of Earplugs
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Did you know that the first recorded mention of the use of earplugs is in the classic Greek tale The Odyssey?. On their journey Odysseus is warned about the Sirens that sing from an island they will sail past. Circe their hostess tells them of the Sirens bewitching song that makes men drive their boats ashore and perish. She advised Odysseus to fashion earplugs for his men from beeswax so they would not be lured to their deaths by the sirens song. Earplug and hearing protection technology and materials have come a long way since the days of The...