How Rich People in the Middle Ages Made Themselves Dull-Witted
They inadvertently poisoned themselves with lead
Oct 23, 2015 00:15 GMT · By Laura Sinpetru · Share:
Having exhumed and analyzed the remains of a couple hundred individuals who lived during the Middle Ages in Germany and Denmark, a team of researchers found evidence that, in those days, rich people unknowingly made themselves, erm, not smart.
They did this by inadvertently poisoning themselves with lead, the University of Southern Denmark scientists explain in a recent study in the Journal of Archaeological Science.
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