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Uranium – Twisting the Dragon’s Tail

A Radioactive Bath

In the early 20th century, radiation cures and therapies became very popular. Some were harmless. Some were dangerous. The mining town of Jachymov in the Czech Republic reinvents itself as a heath spa using radioactive water from the mines. Dr. Derek Muller immerses himself in a radioactive bath.

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