According to the Gospel of Matthew, the magi bring gold, frankincense, and myrrh as expensive gifts to the young Jesus. We all know what gold is, but what is this frankincense and myrrh stuff?

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But then custom reared its powerful head. Christians began favoring burial over cremation, a move that gutted the myrrh industry and reduced the kingdom of Sheba to what it is today, Yemen.