Dancing Cat Fever: Mercury’s Deadly Dance | Smartest Year Ever (Jan 29, 2025)

Smartest Year Ever
29/01/2025 3 min Temporada 1 Episodio 29

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Gordy uncovers the bizarre history of Dancing Cat Fever, where convulsing cats warned humans of deadly mercury poisoning. How did superstition meet science to solve this mystery? Learn about these feline sentinels, the dangers of mercury exposure, and its lasting impact on environmental health.Follow Smartest Year Ever on YouTube, Spotify, and Instagram for more daily insights!Sources: Toxicological Reviews - Mercury Poisoning in History Smithsonian Magazine - The Strange History of Dancing Cats National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Minamata Disease and Mercury Exposure

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