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1. t1234s+4A1[view] [source] 2026-02-03 14:24:48
>>geox+(OP)
You used to be able to buy leaded 110 gas as Sunoco in the early 2000's. It would make your exhaust tips turn white and had a sort of candy like smell when combusted.
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2. Faaak+yG1[view] [source] 2026-02-03 14:57:20
>>t1234s+4A1
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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3. t1234s+ZN1[view] [source] 2026-02-03 15:30:37
>>Faaak+yG1
Water from lead pipes must have tasted amazing
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4. titzer+V52[view] [source] 2026-02-03 16:41:14
>>t1234s+ZN1
Ancient Romans used lead as a sweetener.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sugar-of-lead-a-...

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