Loquaciousness
The misuse of the word "fact" annoys me
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"Between the years 1917 and 1926, a U.S. corporation manufacturing watches hired 70 women from Essex County, New Jersey. Not even a decade later, nearly 50 of those women had died due to direct contact with radium paint, which ate away at their bones.
The “Radium Girls,” as they were called, were so toxic that you can still feel their presence today. 80 years after their demise, a Geiger counter can jump to uncomfortable levels just standing over their graves. The small-town girls from New Jersey were hired by the company to paint watches with the deadly paint. Their goal was to give the face of the watch a glow-in-the-dark backlight. This new type of watch, popularized by the American Army, was hitting it big in the States...."
More of this fascinating story, including the use of radioactive substances in everyday items such as toothpastes and cosmetics can be found here http://radium-girls.wimp.com/radium...ook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=story/
The “Radium Girls,” as they were called, were so toxic that you can still feel their presence today. 80 years after their demise, a Geiger counter can jump to uncomfortable levels just standing over their graves. The small-town girls from New Jersey were hired by the company to paint watches with the deadly paint. Their goal was to give the face of the watch a glow-in-the-dark backlight. This new type of watch, popularized by the American Army, was hitting it big in the States...."
More of this fascinating story, including the use of radioactive substances in everyday items such as toothpastes and cosmetics can be found here http://radium-girls.wimp.com/radium...ook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=story/