A historian in South Australia stumbled upon a bottle of picric acid—more explosive than TNT—hidden inside an old doctor’s bag donated to a heritage gallery. After realizing the danger, he alerted authorities, prompting a bomb squad to safely remove and dispose of the volatile chemical. The bottle, linked to a 1924 graduate, was likely an accidental inclusion in a medical donation. A chilling reminder: history’s most unexpected treasures can be deadly.

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