Some more interesting information about the history of glitter.

Mankind has been using light-reflecting particles for special occasions since the dawn of civilization. Today, it’s everywhere.

This is actually really interesting! It goes all the way from 40,000 B.C. to now.

The Glitterati are the elite of the social and entertainment communities. The word is a portmanteau, derived from “glitter” and “literati”, and reminiscent of the later coinage of Digerati (digital + literati).

Glitter can occasionally be used in criminal forensics, as its distinctive color, size, thickness, material and patterns can link perpetrators to victims or locations, if glitter was present at the crime scene or a related location.

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