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Faaakyesterday at 2:57 PM3 repliesview on HN

AFAIK that's why leaded paint is bad for children: it tastes sweet so they continue licking it/eating the chips of paint that fall off the wall


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latexryesterday at 3:21 PM

You’re conjuring an image of children licking walls, but just the dust from the flaking paint chips is harmful.

https://www.cdc.gov/lead-prevention/prevention/paint.html

t1234syesterday at 3:30 PM

Water from lead pipes must have tasted amazing

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ljlolelyesterday at 4:51 PM

It’s why they added it to wine