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Have radioactive materials (radium, etc.) been found by societies prior to Marie and Pierre Curie? If so, what were they perceived as? Were any negative effects (hair and nail loss, for example) reported as a result of interacting with these strange materials?

by /u/NeoDiamond in /r/AskHistorians

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