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Lead from gasoline blunted the IQ of about half the U.S. population, study says (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] Pronell 14 points 11 months ago

I truly believe leaded gasoline was the final nail in the coffin of the human race.

Just as our technologies became able to affect the globe on a massive scale, our ability to govern ourselves appropriately diminished.