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TIL though it's long been prized for its clarity and luxurious feel, "crystal glass," also called Lead Glass, contains up to 40% lead by mass. It has been proposed that the historic association of gout with the upper class was, in part, caused by their extensive use of lead crystal to store alcohol.

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