Radium: The Deadly Health Fad of the Early 1900s | HISTORY

The Radium Girls: Workers Who Painted with Radium and Suffered Radiation Exposure

Weathering History on Instagram: "Radium is a radioactive metal that was discovered in 1898. It naturally gives off energy in the form of radiation, which makes it glow in the dark but also makes it very dangerous to human health. This danger was not recognized in the early 20th century, when radium was widely marketed as a “miracle” substance and found its way into a surprising range of consumer products before the dangers of radioactivity were understood. Companies used it in luminous paints t

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