@Clinicallydepressedpoochie to Ask Lemmy • 1 day agoHow did people treat radio active material before they knew what radio activity was?message-square41arrow-up164arrow-down15
arrow-up159arrow-down1message-squareHow did people treat radio active material before they knew what radio activity was?@Clinicallydepressedpoochie to Ask Lemmy • 1 day agomessage-square41
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish26•19 hours ago100% correct. They knew, and when the injuries were a lot more severe than they anticipated, they tried to pass it off as syphilis.
minus-square@CheeseNoodlelinkEnglish13•19 hours agoWasn’t even a passing off, syphilis was one of those diseases that was seen as a sign of poor character (leper logic) so it was also an attempt to outright slander their own employees.
100% correct. They knew, and when the injuries were a lot more severe than they anticipated, they tried to pass it off as syphilis.
Wasn’t even a passing off, syphilis was one of those diseases that was seen as a sign of poor character (leper logic) so it was also an attempt to outright slander their own employees.