The secret to producing the world’s stinkiest hunk of cheese may be to let it molder at the bottom of a shipwreck for a few centuries. As The Guardian reports, divers recently discovered what they believe to be a remarkably pungent dairy product in a shipwreck off the Swedish coast.
The royal warship the Kronan met its watery grave in 1676, and since its rediscovery in 1980 close to 30,000 artifacts have been recovered from the wreckage. Among the most recent haul was a tin that had been embedded in the protective clay of the sea floor for the past 340 years. When it was brought to the surface, the change in pressure disrupted the container causing some of its contents to escape.
via Mental Floss
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