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Mousetoescamper

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9. Hahaha! I did the same and had a radium-dial watch as well.

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Wed Jun 19, 2024, 10:51 PM

Jun 2024

We weren't in any danger, but the dial painters--the Radium Girls as they came to be called--got radiation poisoning. They'd been told by managers to give their brushes a fine tip by placing the tip to their lips.

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Firefly nightlight [View all] Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 OP

We have lots of lightning bugs around here tonight, we used to catch them and put them in a jar for sure Walleye Jun 2024 #1

There's still some magic in those childhood memories. Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #3

Absolutely. I remember the smell of the weeds we tramped around in and everything Walleye Jun 2024 #4

Very clever of you, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2024 #2

While a little jar full of fireflies might have made a dramatic shot... Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #6

I'll never forget staring intently at that tail Arne Jun 2024 #5

Yes, and it's among my most vivid and pleasant childhood memories. Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #7

I have another one similar. Arne Jun 2024 #8

Hahaha! I did the same and had a radium-dial watch as well. Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #9

I was mesmerized by the bright green flashing. Arne Jun 2024 #10

Love that, and the story is great. Nowadays, I don't see many "lightening bugs," I miss them. Silent Type Jun 2024 #11

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #12

The firefly display this week in my little garden has been magic Easterncedar Jun 2024 #13

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #14