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Today I Learned (TIL)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Infamous-Echo-3949 on 2025-02-04 15:09:44.

Original Title: TIL about Karen Wetterhahn who was a chemist that died of severe trimethylmercury poisoning. Her life could've been saved, if she had removed her gloves before 15 seconds of exposure to a drop of it. In 1996, regulatory bodies didn't know latex gloves were insufficient; she died almost a year later.

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