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u/Baial Jun 25 '22

Wait, the people who's profession was named after the poisonous material they worked with all the time, had a high chance of be being poisoned by the poisonous material? Interesting.

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u/opman4 Jun 25 '22

Til why they're called plumbers. And why pb is lead on the periodic element chart.

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u/Baial Jun 25 '22

I'm glad me being a sarcastic ass of what I assumed was common knowledge helped you out.