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Fluoride Scare (1945)

Published: Jan. 24, 2021, 11:30 a.m.

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It\\u2019s January 24th. On this day in 1945, the town of Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first town in the country to add fluoride to its drinking water.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how the program was a huge success when it came to public health, but nevertheless spawned a generation of conspiracy theories about fluoridation.

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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