![]() ![]() Most of us have never heard of this strange but true story, and that’s because the secret was successfully kept for decades. This is the untold story of history’s Radium Girls… Only after they started experiencing horrific symptoms did they realize that they hadn’t been told the whole truth. What made it all worse was the fact that these female workers were told that handling such elements was safe. It reads like a real science fiction novel, but this was no work of fiction. Photo by Historia, Shutterstock / Source: Pinterest So these women got the nickname the “Radium Girls,” seeing as how light started to glow from under their skin. The problem was that they were using paint made from radium. During World War I, thousands of women worked in factories painting watch dials. ![]() Have you ever heard of the Radium Girls? Well, if you haven’t, then you might be interested to learn about this somewhat hidden chapter in history – something you can chat about at dinner tonight. Var finalLink = originalLink + sid + ".aspx?Source=Media" Was_ad_clicked : boolean, was_ad_closed : boolean, close_reason : (string | null), was_ad_liked : boolean*/ *spot_id : string, spot_size : string, spot_scroll_position : number, ad_id : string,ĭemand_source : string, widget_id : (string | null), widget_type : (string | null),Īd_format : (string | null), display_duration : (null | number), was_ad_watched : boolean, _API.FireAdEngagementPixel("etoro_aff_" + kw, "", 0, kw, "etoro", null, "keyword", null, null, true, true, false, null, false) Googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest() adjust the bid in real time before the auction takes place ![]()
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