seanbron t1_iu4der8 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:46 PM Reply to comment by DavetheHick in Eli5 why was lead added to so many products before it was discovered to be toxic? by thhbeard Lead was used by Romans because it was available and easy to work with. It was added to many of our products AFTER it was already known to be dangerous in order to make some people richer. Not an agenda. A fact. Permalink Parent 5
seanbron t1_iu4der8 wrote
Reply to comment by DavetheHick in Eli5 why was lead added to so many products before it was discovered to be toxic? by thhbeard
Lead was used by Romans because it was available and easy to work with. It was added to many of our products AFTER it was already known to be dangerous in order to make some people richer. Not an agenda. A fact.