Sitting on handrails and chains...

[mechurchlady]

http://waterindustry.org/arsenic-3.htm

It is estimated that there could be hundreds of pounds of arsenic in any large cemetary. Once the coffin decays the body leaches into the water and causes pollution in the ecosystem. Read the article and it was an Ameirican practice until world war one. Cemetery workers and archeologist risk arsenic poisoning. It was stopped because of health issues for workers around embalmed bodies and because it made autopsy not come out right.

[felinefan]

Arsenic is one of those poisons you don't want to use if you're going to poison somebody, because no matter how old the body, first off it preserves the evidence, and secondly it can be recovered from the remains, no matter how long they've been buried. Arsenic, in fact, is/was used to treat syphilis (in non-lethal doses, of course!), and used to be used in wallpaper paste. I remember reading in Ripley's Believe It Or Not! that a concerned man came up with a book of wallpaper samples, all pasted into the book with arsenic-based wallpaper paste, and titled it "Walls of Death." It brought to light the hazards of arsenic in the paperhanging trade, and led to its being removed from the paste.

[disneyaddict]

...Arsenic, in fact, is/was used to treat syphilis (in non-lethal doses, of course!), and used to be used in wallpaper paste.

Isn't that what they think led to Napoleon's death? (The arsenic in the wallpaper paste in his home after he was exiled) Or maybe that was some other world leader. I don't have all my history facts straight, so I can never be too sure...I think it was Napoleon though.

[Syndrome]

Gack, the kid in the fountain reminds me of my brother. I am 10 years younger than him but still heard the family legends. When he was little, he used to LICK FENCES!! Ugh!! I have no idea why my mother didn't stop him except that...well, let's just say she wasn't Mom of the Year material by any means. He finally quit it when he got Trench Mouth, whatever that is.

[hobie16]

He finally quit it when he got Trench Mouth, whatever that is.

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG) is a polymicrobial infection of the gums leading to inflammation, bleeding, deep ulceration and necrotic gum tissue. Symptoms include fever and halitosis.

[turkeyham]

When I was at WDW on vacation, I did see allot of the kids sucking on the railings and chains. I hate to inform the parents that the items are not candy. :twisted:

[GaTechGal]

When I was at WDW on vacation, I did see allot of the kids sucking on the railings and chains. I hate to inform the parents that the items are not candy. :twisted:

SO does this make anyone think of that scene in Elf where Santa is telling Buddy about the gum stuck on the railings in NYC? Always hate that part.

[disneyaddict]

Wow, thanks for the lovely visuals!

SO does this make anyone think of that scene in Elf where Santa is telling Buddy about the gum stuck on the railings in NYC? Always hate that part.

Aw, that's my favorite part! That, and the revolving door...he's such a genius! :D:

[felinefan]

I foolishly forgot to get the full link on this, but if you Google the Museum of London, do a search for teeth or dental problems. They have an exhibit of teeth, etc. that they've excavated from various sites around Britain, and let's just say it's not too hard to see why the average life expectancy of the various pre-modern eras was under 50. The oldest teeth are worn down from a rough diet, the more recent teeth have huge cavities, abcesses and incredible amounts of tartar from a softer diet and the result of lifting duties on sugar. Be sure to brush and floss twice a day, and see your dentist twice a year, kids. If you think modern Britons have yucky teeth, these are worse!

[turkeyham]

Today I was walking along the Rivers of America. There was this SG couple. The dude had a camera and was taking a picture of his gf balancing her butt on the tiny railing. I was hopping she would had fallen in. It would make a good picture. :twisted: