Shiv Ramdas: reminder that there was a time when they were literally selling radium soft drinks in the USA that were so toxic that the biggest fan of the brand had to be buried in a lead coffin because of how much radiation poisoning he got from them and this death led to the FDA regulations that exist now

reminder that there was a time when they were literally selling radium soft drinks in the USA that were so toxic that the biggest fan of the brand had to be buried in a lead coffin because of how much radiation poisoning he got from them and this death led to the FDA regulations that exist now

Everyone knows Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine, but people don't talk as much about how 7 Up used to contain lithium as a mood stabiliser.

anyway we can all look forward to when Alito and Thomas declare the founders never wanted anyone to be stopped from adding heavy metals to drinks and Kavanaugh weighs in as the subject matter expert on lacing beverages

Coca-Cola still contains coca. It's the single largest importer of coca leaves into the USA.

Sorry, I was going somewhere with this but got distracted and now I can't remember where

Have some more coca

But my house is already clean!

But is it Coca-Clean(tm)?

Wake and bake?

More like wake up with a bad headache, get online to distract myself, read political shit all morning making it worse

Unless you're making a suggestion in which case you may be on to something

Ohhh yeah that’s the way to use this site

Clearly unfit for president

Yes I am, thank god

I'm not ADD at a... OOH SHINY

That's because gummies still have THC in them. 😁

Truth. One of my favorite museum facts: and the residue is bought by Pharma companies. museum.dea.gov/exhibits/onl....

museum.dea.gov

(Teaching museum methods to undergraduates some of whom *hate museums* has unexpected side benefits)

Bet they'd love the Museo de Coca in La Paz, which offers free samples lol

Yes!! I learned that and was like, "my whole life is a lie"

The time I found out that a particular baby laxative is used as both an artificial sweetener and cocaine cut.

It's just depleted, in a way that (and please don't yell at me) reminds me of how we have hemp for lots of things including food without any THC.

Yeah I did some research on this for a story no one ever would pay me to write and I guess pharmaceutical companies buy the cocaine bits

@ostrichson.bsky.social Do you have any recommendations for a website that would accept an article on Coca-Cola (frequently) handing off enough weapons grade cocaine to make an artificial beach? Not Cracked but something else?

Fraid not. Wish I knew myself.

They WHAT

"Today the extract of the coca leaves, a de-cocainized version, is manufactured in the United States and used in the flavoring for Coca-Cola. The crude cocaine that is left over is used by select pharmaceutical companies for medicines." museum.dea.gov/exhibits/onl...

museum.dea.gov

Shame Ozzy got sober. Really gave them a run for their money.

Does Kavanaugh like radioactive beer?

I mean maybe the cocaine overdose will take care of the impeached orange at least.

Ooh, there's a Wikipedia article called "radioactive quackery". I know what I'm doing for the next 5-to-25 minutes

having been down that rabbithole, get some popcorn or a drink first, theres a JOURNEY ahead

*starts reading* ...... RADON WATER!!!!

the radium girls are my favorite TERRIBLE story

I actually dated a guy from that town and the stories he told me about playing outside as a kid while people in hazmat suits with geiger counters looking for radium deposits was wild.

jesus christ yay capitalism!

My favourite Horribly Unnecessary Radiation Exposure Device is the one they used to fit shoes for like 50 years!

In Britain, there was a fad for radioactive corsets, radon toothpaste, and radon condoms, because the condoms would glow in the dark, making it a fun novelty.

There were also two Behind The Bastards episodes on radioactive quackery (loosely focused around William Bailey) this past December, if you prefer your rabbit-holing in audio form!

Thanks for the tip! Audio's not been a great format for me when it comes to learning things, in the past. A lot of things have changed so that might not be true anymore, but I prefer to save the experiment for some day when even using my fingers and eyes are too much effort.

That was my first thought. "Oh William Bailey, I know that guy... From Behind the Bastards!" Because it's always from BtB or Dollop.

Honestly, I had to check the back catalog of Sawbones and Stuff You Missed In History Class before it occurred to me that it might have been BtB! 😅

Lol same. Didja hear Robert mention another attempt at collaboration for Nixon? I swear I've been vibrating ever since.

Yes! "Reached out to the Dollop guys" and I was like ooooooh

This is what "free market" actually means bsky.app/profile/john...

Or the free market life vests used by the SS General Slocum that had cork dusk (that floated away when it got wet) and IRON FUCKING BARS inside the vests which drowned people who tried to swim with the vests on.

i swear i thought it said “radiation horniness”

That's Fallout

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