Bill Turner ) writes:
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 16:26:56 -0500, kenneth scharf
wrote:

Ancient Rome was the first to use lead pipes. Could be why
Nero was mad as a hatter.

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What would explain the rest of the population being normal? Did they
have bottled water? :-)

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Bill W6WRT

A guess would be that plumbing was a luxury, for a few in the upper
class. The rest of us had to carry water from the well, avoiding
lead pipes.

Michael VE2BVW