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The book that killed hundreds of people (tempodeconhecer.blogs.sapo.pt)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

there were reports of deaths linked to direct exposure

You're not missing out. Pretty flimsy stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm shocked, I say.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

It was kind of interesting. Guy wanted to publicize the dangers of things like arsenic used to make wallpaper pretty, so he compiled a book of authentic samples. Turns out it worked but probably not like he hoped. Or maybe it did.