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AFAIK that's why leaded paint is bad for children: it tastes sweet so they continue licking it/eating the chips of paint that fall off the wall

• latexr 8mo ago
  You’re conjuring an image of children licking walls, but just the dust from the flaking paint chips is harmful. https://www.cdc.gov/lead-prevention/prevention/paint.html https://www.cdc.gov/lead-prevention/prevention/paint.html
• t1234s 8mo ago
  Water from lead pipes must have tasted amazing
  • titzer 8mo ago
    Ancient Romans used lead as a sweetener. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sugar-of-lead-a-deadly-sweetener-89984487/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sugar-of-lead-a-...
• ljlolel 8mo ago
  It’s why they added it to wine