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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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