WTF Fact – Glossy Magazines Are Radioactive

Glossy magazines are radioactive. They are made with a white clay called kaolin which contains elevated levels of uranium and thorium. WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/consumer%20products/magazines.htm


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2 thoughts on “WTF Fact – Glossy Magazines Are Radioactive”

  1. but not alot. it takes years of high exposure for long periods of time for your children to mabey be born with a ‘defect’. lots of things contain teeeeeeny tiny, trace amounts of uranium, radium, and thorium. an abundance of about 1 part per trillion in the Earth’s crust.

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