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zoicyte t1_iren3n0 wrote

Reply to comment by opiate_lifer in TIL A 2017 study found that the introduction of iodized salt in 1924 raised the IQ for the one-quarter of the population most deficient in iodine. by kstinfo

you can trace the rise and drop of the crime rate with the rise and drop of lead in gasoline - there's about a 20 year offset but the graphs are perfectly matched up.

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UnblurredLines t1_irfpl9g wrote

Doesn't freakonomics make the claim that post Roe v Wade abortion increases also line up with the decrease in crime, albeit laggingly?

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zoicyte t1_irgfk8n wrote

I’ve never heard that, like ever. Also the leaded gasoline thing crosses borders.

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