Only 40 years ago all of these terribly radioactive items used in the daily life! Bashny.Net

Prior research on the dangers of radioactive elements, the people were not even aware that they are very dangerous. On the contrary, it was considered that, for example, radium is safe and even beneficial!

The website tells the reader about the most common household tools and objects, which until recently used millions.

Toothpaste with radium

© Royalty-Free / CorbisНа the European segment of the market in 1945 there was toothpaste "Daramad" containing the radium isotopes. Its colorful label reads: "Radioactive radiation protects gums and teeth, giving them vital energy and kills bacteria. Our pasta with radium whitens teeth and gives them a white color." Of course, it was not so.

Radioactive toys

© Orau.ogdw the period from 1951 to 1970, parents were buying their children a set called "Laboratory of atomic energy". Playing it, the children themselves did experiments using the real radioactive material. The label set was that it is completely safe for children of any age.

Radium water

Wikipedia / CC BY 2.0 Emerged in the early twentieth century ceramic barrel with water containing radon, quickly gained popularity among many people. Manufacturers have positioned the radium water as "the only true way to a healthy body".

Chocolate with radium

Gizmodo.comradely chocolate, supposedly to restore skin youthfulness and elasticity, were made by the German factory "Burk & Braun". This "miracle chocolate" stayed on the market for five years!

Radioactive suppositories

Npr.oldepesca the American company "Home Product" candle with radium promised consumers male "increase vitality" and the "magical metamorphosis from ordinary man into a real macho."

Bread with radium

Bashny.netОдна Czech bakery for a long time sold bread, made with application of radioactive water, and he was wildly in demand. Unfortunately, it had a negative impact on the human body.

Radioactive drug

WikimediaЛекарство "Radithor", containing radium isotopes 226 and 228, advertised as a remedy for many diseases. It proposed to treat stomach cancer, some mental disorders and impotence. For a very long time "Radithor" was at the peak of popularity, until one day a man named Eben Byers died from the effects of its daily use.

The radium watch

Dcdn.ltВ the early twentieth century were in great demand clock with hands and numbers luminous in the dark. They were manufactured at the plant of the company "United States Radium Corporation", involving the coloring of the dial of young women. Because the numbers and arrows were very small and are painted by hand, the workers often had to lick the brush with which they painted. This ultimately led to the destruction of facial bones and even death of many girls.

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