I came across this on the Internet and I was intrigued. If you're into history or just want to read something interesting about history and strange things that have happened, this article will definitely pique your interest.

Here's the beginning of the story:

In 1922, a bank teller named Grace Fryer became concerned when her teeth began to loosen and fall out for no discernible reason. Her troubles were compounded when her jaw became swollen and inflamed, so she sought the assistance of a doctor in diagnosing the inexplicable symptoms. Using a primitive X-ray machine, the physician discovered serious bone decay, the likes of which he had never seen. Her jawbone was honeycombed with small holes, in a random pattern reminiscent of moth-eaten fabric.

As a series of doctors attempted to solve Grace's mysterious ailment, similar cases began to appear throughout her hometown of New Jersey. One dentist in particular took notice of the unusually high number of deteriorated jawbones among local women, and it took very little investigation to discover a common thread; all of the women had been employed by the same watch-painting factory at one time or another.

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That is all for now...

Oh, wow...interest definitely piquing and soaring! *scuttles away to homepage*
» Silver-dot- on 2006-12-29 10:20:22

cool...
is radium an element or something that goes in a battery??
» ariel-can on 2006-12-30 12:13:51

That is soo sad. I hate people like that. The ones who care more about making money than people. It's terrible.
» Southern on 2006-12-30 01:15:28

that's interesting and rather sad. Its amazing what people will do the keep something under wraps till they just can't hide the inevitable any longer.
» LostSoul13 on 2006-12-30 01:19:16

Man that sounds gross.
» randomjunk on 2006-12-30 07:59:02

Happy New Year!!
May the new year bring you loads of good stuff!! =D By the way, that watch company should've been more careful with those stuff.
» Nuttz on 2006-12-31 11:01:28

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