TIL beryllium used to be called glucinium since French chemists noticed it tasted sweet

https://www.wondriumdaily.com/beryllium-the-scarce-and-biologically-unimportant-alkaline-earth/#:~:text=All%20of%20this%20adds%20up,we%20can%20get%20to%20it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15pr4rl/til_beryllium_used_to_be_called_glucinium_since/