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In the 80s our school went to a museum for a natural history exhibit.

We got to touch all sorts of fossils and artifacts and minerals... We even got to "play" with a small chunk of asbestos.... Like wtf? They knew damn well in the 80s that shit kills people, why would they let a bunch of kids scrape away at a softball sized chunk of it with their bare hands without any sort of respiratory protection?
Starcrossed · 41-45, F
Late 90s I was helping my ceramics teacher clean out some old lockers in his classroom. Came across a couple that were stuffed with bricks of asbestos. He told me to just throw them away. Noped right on out of that, told him there was no way that was legal.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
There were shrunken heads from South America on display at the university’s natural history museum back when our class went there for a field trip in 6th grade. It was much smaller than the new natural history museum but had some great exhibits without walking much. Putting human remains on exhibit is no longer done and I wonder if they were sold to Ripley’s for their exhibits because I saw some when they had a little museum in Las Vegas in the early 90’s.
NewBeginnings7790 · 41-45, F
Wow!!
My great grandfather died from pancreatic cancer caused by asbestos
Lilnonames · F
Didn't matter your house was full of it and lead paint
tenente · 100+, M
because back in the 80s people had a sense of humor 🤷‍♂️

 
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