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Five Unusual Ways People Used Lead—and Suffered For It
Cultures throughout history have put lead to use for wacky and often deeply poisonous purposes ...
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Oldest Known Evidence of Lead Pollution Found in Ancient Greece
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Taylor Swift’s ancient coin jewelry is steeped in symbolism — but what does it mean?
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The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece
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