67 If you ever wanted to know just how evil corporations can be, here's an article about how Clair Patterson lead the charge to de-lead gasoline and how corporations got away with doing so for years (www.mentalfloss.com) posted 80 days ago by redman012 80 days ago by redman012 +68 / -1 The Most Important Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of Clair Patterson—a scientist who helped build the atomic bomb and discovered the true age of the Earth—took on a billion-dollar industry to save humanity from itself. 29 comments share 29 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Everyone in Québec remembers the horror of the town center in flames and 50 people burned alive.
2000 evacuated from a small city of 6000 people.
I'd argue it's mostly been forgotten.
The hoax graves in Kamloops get 100x the coverage.