Yeah, People are kind of dumb and no one really understood the health effects..
The ancient world used Mercury as a abortion tonic.. Despite the fact that it would drive you insane and eventually kill you. Thus the term mad as a hatter (hatters used mercury for their craft and often touched it with their bare hands).
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Yeah, People are kind of dumb and no one really understood the health effects..
The ancient world used Mercury as a abortion tonic.. Despite the fact that it would drive you insane and eventually kill you. Thus the term mad as a hatter (hatters used mercury for their craft and often touched it with their bare hands).
Archive: https://archive.today/h2x8r
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