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TIL about the U-238 Atomic Energy Lab, marketed to kids as a toy in the 1950's it came with 3 different types of live Uranium Ore and a Geiger Counter. The kit's intention was to allow children to create and watch nuclear and chemical reactions using radioactive material

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