Lead: The Original Artificial Sweetener
Lead is really useful when you add it to things like paint and gasoline. Problem is, it’s also poisonous.
Lead is really useful when you add it to things like paint and gasoline. Problem is, it’s also poisonous.
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Thanks for posting, this was very interesting! I knew that lead was used in ancient plumbing and as a cosmetic but I had no idea the Romans used it as a food additive.