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Americans loved drinking radioactive 'miracle water' in 1920s
Popular Science · Published on April 9, 2026
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Radithor promised to cure everything from wrinkles to leukemia, but its unintended results were deadly. Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UteykIY7eVQ
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