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Lead pollution in ancient Rome likely dropped the average IQ, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of ice ...

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Lead pollution likely dropped the average IQ in ancient Rome by 2.5 to 3 points, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of lead concentrations in ice cores extracted from Greenland. The ...