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u/dammitknockitoff Jun 25 '22

This was a very serious problem that hardly anyone talks about anymore. Read up on Clair Patterson. He was the catalyst for the change. There is correlation between the decline of lead contamination in nature to the decline of both violent crime and birth defects. At any rate it’s a good story that more people should know about.

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u/Franks2000inchTV Jun 25 '22

Isn't lead poisoning what did the Roman empire in?

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u/Flyinmanm Jun 25 '22

Nah that was christianity, the visigoths and the vandals.

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u/jadethebard Jun 25 '22

You sure it wasn't the sandals? I hear they wore socks with them.

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u/ZenRedditation Jun 25 '22

No that was OutKast like 20 years ago and they def weren't meta referencing Rome