[ RadSafe ] Need a good nights sleep?

[KARAM, PHILIP]

This could explain why NYC is "the city that never sleeps" since most of the residents live in apartments that are woefully bereft of radon. 

Andy


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Classification: Saudi Aramco Company General Use Never noticed this when it came out originally, apparently a good dose of radon helps you sleep ☺

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2942647/Mystery-Sleepy-Hollow-finally-solved-Villagers-unconscious-days-time-poisoned-radon-gas.html

Mystery of Sleepy Hollow finally solved: Villagers who were unconscious for days at a time were poisoned by radon gas Scientists say nearby Soviet-era uranium mines caused mysterious illness Known to cause cancer, radon occurs naturally through decay of uranium The 'toxic gas' induces its victims into a 'dream like state' said one expert Local officials are considering plans to MOVE the remote village of Kalachi Professor Leonid Rikhvanov has been examining the village for four years They failed to find traces of radon because it is difficult to detect in the air By Jay Akbar and Richard Gray for MailOnline
Published: 13:31 GMT, 6 February 2015 | Updated: 16:59 GMT, 6 February 2015