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mxeQP TIL about The Radium Craze. At the beginning of 20th century, radium was a miracle element, it was used in products from toothpaste to soap, hair and face creams, in food such as butter and milk. Doctors recommended it for the treatment of everything from arthritis to impotence to senility.
BrZox TIL that Chlorine Trifluoride was so dangerous that the Nazis refused to use it. Due to unstableness, the chemical was unfit for weaponisation. The chemical burned at over 2000° C and was able to melt bunkers, tanks, and burn entire cities.
ABNd TIL of chlorine trifluoride: The Nazi “super weapon” so dangerous the Nazis never used it.