# The Maya used so much red paint that they poisoned their water with mercury

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- Original source: <https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/americas/the-maya-used-so-much-red-paint-that-they-poisoned-their-water-with-mercury-mud-sediments-reveal>
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An archaeological finding suggests the Maya civilization poisoned their water with mercury due to their extensive use of red paint.

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