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What was Marie’s “dangerous situation” that worried her mother in 1771

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Unfortunately, the Curies had no idea of the dangers inherent in exposure to radioactive elements. In fact, her husband carried a sample of radium in his pocket, so he could show people how it glowed and emitted heat. Curie herself kept a sample of radium next to her bed as a nightlight.

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