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Socotran
Socotran "lighter"

We highly recommend you to visit Socotra’s museum where you will be able to see how locals make a fire by friction.

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Socotra's Museum
Socotra's Museum

The most interesting thing of the museum is a set for fire-making. If you ask a museum attendant to show you how to make a fire he will easily do it in couple of minutes.

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    As far back as in Alexander of Maсedon’s times Socotra supplied a great deal of not only frankincense and myrrh, but also Dragon’s blood, which was rubbed in by gladiators before combats for quick wound healing.
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