The Maya used so much red paint that they poisoned their water with mercury, mud sediments reveal

322 points by The_Weekend_Baker 4 hours ago on reddit | 3 comments

t0mi74 | an hour ago

They used so much plastic, they became known as the plastic ages.
The true downfall however came with powderized sand.

hey_there_moon | an hour ago

How's this compare to lead paint?

GreenMycologist87 | an hour ago

Idiots. (Sips tea from viking age challis)