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If books could kill: The poison legacy lurking in libraries (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Been reading a fair bit recently. Maybe don't handle the antique copies you have!

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[–] Killie@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

So if my wife starts gifting me old victorian books with lots of geen pigment I had better watch out.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Was wondering if this would be about a poisoned copy of Aristotle’s Humours like in The Name of the Rose before I read the article. What a movie!

But anyway, yes, arsenic green dyes sound less than ideal.