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It Made Perfect Sense Dangerously Common Things From Yesterday

An Ounce by Jim Fugate

Mar 14, 20266:42Society & Culture

Lawn darts. Radium face cream. Cocaine in soda. Bloodletting. Leaded gasoline. History is full of confident ideas that seemed safe — until consequences caught up. Why do smart people, trusted experts, and entire generati...

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It Made Perfect Sense Dangerously Common Things From Yesterday is an episode from An Ounce by Jim Fugate. Lawn darts. Radium face cream. Cocaine in soda. Bloodletting. Leaded gasoline. History is full of confident ideas that seemed safe — u...

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Published Mar 14, 2026, 6:42 long, audio available.

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