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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by legitster on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @11:28AM (#30601786)
> I typically discount anecdotes as mostly useless

This is fair. I mention it because it was only in hindsight that it was so obvious how many smokers were getting emphysema and lung cancer, and that these were not actually common diseases.

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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by adamsmith143 on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @11:31AM (#30601831)
Well to be fair vapes and edibles are much more common now and that would greatly reduce those kinds of risks.
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