anachrohack@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL The ancient Romans created an artificial sweetener called "Sugar of Lead" by corroding lead in vinegar. It has a mildly sweet taste and also causes brain damageen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1514arrow-down10
arrow-up1514arrow-down1external-linkTIL The ancient Romans created an artificial sweetener called "Sugar of Lead" by corroding lead in vinegar. It has a mildly sweet taste and also causes brain damageen.wikipedia.organachrohack@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·edit-21 day agoYeah, well we pumped it straight into the air for everyone to breathe in. We painted schools and nurseries with it as well.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 day agoAh, the good old days. Before those evil woke leftists ruined everything!
minus-squarekiwifoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·17 hours agoWe still pump it into the air via small aircraft!
minus-squareGraniteM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·34 minutes agoWell, thankfully we made NASCAR stop using leaded fuel way back in [checks notes] fucking 2007?! Holeee shiiit.
minus-squareTXL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoYeah, the good old days are still here. They’re just not evenly distributed.
Yeah, well we pumped it straight into the air for everyone to breathe in. We painted schools and nurseries with it as well.
Ah, the good old days. Before those evil woke leftists ruined everything!
We still pump it into the air via small aircraft!
Well, thankfully we made NASCAR stop using leaded fuel way back in [checks notes] fucking 2007?! Holeee shiiit.
Yeah, the good old days are still here. They’re just not evenly distributed.