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80sBadGuy t1_jcrzoyx wrote

Reply to comment by jableshables in TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

It did seem like a very intelligent animal, which makes me wonder how delicious lead paint must be.

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jableshables OP t1_jcsgr87 wrote

I've wondered this myself, as apparently it was a big problem back in the day that unattended children would just munch on paint chips and get lead poisoning.

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