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by Etheryte 325 days ago
The lead pipe thing is one of the best known urban legends that's both completely false and also constantly making rounds on the internet.
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SapporoChris 325 days ago
Not sure where you get completely false. Like most urban legends it's a little truth and a lot of falsehoods. Lead pipes are a known health hazard. Lead pipes didn't lead to the fall of the Roman Empire.
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Etheryte 325 days ago
It's completely false as in lead pipes didn't have anything to do with the fall of the Roman Empire as originally mentioned in the top comment.
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