SCOUT· 57%1h 21m·2026-06-18·True CrimeEpisode Revisit: The Radium Girls
Today we are revisiting a tragic case of negligence which originally captivated us back in 2024. When Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium in 1898, the chemical element was quickly adopted by manufacturers for its luminescent properties that would go on to be used in, among other things, the painting of clock…
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