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[–] huf@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

also, the romans had good reason to suspect asbestos was deadly. IIRC slaves working in asbestos mines died faster than slaves working in other mines.

and then we "discovered" it, put it in everything and then went "oops, how could we have known it'd be bad?!"