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Not to mention they were all poisoned by lead, using it for sweeteners, pipes, and for their chalices and cups.
by WhompingWindows 7y ago
Not to mention they were all poisoned by lead, using it for sweeteners, pipes, and for their chalices and cups.
- hnuser77 7y agoOne could consider Americans poisoned by something, considering that 40% of the American population is obese (not just overweight) and sperm count has declined 50% in developed countries over the past few decades.
- rapnie 7y agoMaybe poisoned by greed, the main ingredient of unbridled capitalism?
- throwawayhhakdl 7y agoHmm... is the sperm count stat normalized to the obesity problem? I keep hearing things about America’s declining health, some of which seem to be “mysterious” and concerning. But then I’m always reminded that a lot of it is just people being fat. People being fat sounds like a highly probable culprit for why sperm counts are dropping on average.
- edoceo 7y agoFlint, MI would like a word
- notabee 7y agoA slow moving disaster of neglected infrastructure across the country would also like a word: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lead-map/reuters-finds-3810-u-s-areas-with-lead-poisoning-double-flints-idUSKBN1DE1H2 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lead-map/reuters-find...
- ip26 7y agoNot all of them, only the poor. If I recall correctly, sugar of lead was a poor man's sweetener. The rich could afford honey.