• @Aux
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    -826 days ago

    People were using lead in day to day life for thousands of years.

    • @[email protected]
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      1126 days ago

      For thousands of years it wasn’t aerosolized. It isn’t even debated anymore. It’s a known and accepted fact that it has made people dumber.

      • @[email protected]
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        326 days ago

        Nothing new under the sun

        “One study speculates that Roman wine contained as much as 20 milligrams of lead per liter. Over time, the researchers said it would cause a “decrease in fertility and increase in psychosis among the Roman aristocracy….” Lead was also suspected to have been used in Egyptian winemaking vessels.”

      • @Aux
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        -626 days ago

        Yeah, it was simply added directly to the food as a sweetener. No biggie…