• Aux@lemmy.world
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    People were using lead in day to day life for thousands of years.

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      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.

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        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.”

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