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Roman Empire's use of lead lowered IQ levels across Europe, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Obligatory mention that IQ is a terrible metric:
"[...] rewards higher than $10 produced [increases] equivalent to more than 20 IQ points, whereas rewards of less than $1 were only one-tenth as effective."
https://www.science.org/content/article/what-does-iq-really-measure