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Did lead poisoning cause downfall of Roman Empire? The jury is still out

Ancient Rome’s emperors did some pretty bizarre stuff—bursting into uncontrollable fits of laughter, appointing a horse as a priest, dressing in animal skins and attacking people… the list goes on. Why did they act this way? Possibly… lead poisoning. There are any number of factors that contribute to the demise of an entire civilization, like […]