History’s deadliest colors - J. V. Maranto
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When radium was first discovered, its luminous green color
inspired people to add it into beauty products and jewelry. It wasn’t
until much later that we realized that radium’s harmful effects
outweighed its visual benefits. Unfortunately, radium isn’t the only
pigment that historically seemed harmless or useful but turned out to
be deadly. J. V. Maranto details history’s deadliest colors.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- J. V. Maranto
- Director
- Juan M. Urbina, Fermin Mulett
- Script Editor
- Mia Nacamulli
- Producer
- Andrés F. Urbina
- Art Director
- Karlos Velásquez
