5 Good Ideas That Went Horribly Wrong | Answers With Joe

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You never know what life's gonna throw at you. Often our best efforts and most brilliant ideas turn into hellish nightmares. From the plant that ate the south to a pill that destroyed a generation, here are 5 times that's happened.

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LINKS LINKS LINKS:

Thalidomide:
https://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-health/morning-sickness-during-pregnancy/
http://broughttolife.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/themes/controversies/thalidomide
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6024765/Scientists-FINALLY-discover-thalidomide-caused-birth-defects.html

Kudzu:
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/kudzu.htm
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/true-story-kudzu-vine-ate-south-180956325/
https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/invasive-species/history-use-of-kudzu-in-southeastern-united-states/

MTBE:
https://archive.epa.gov/mtbe/web/html/faq.html
https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-a-brief-history-of-octane
https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/risk/docs/guidance/gw/methbutylethinfo.pdf
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=36614

Cane Toads:
https://www.wptv.com/news/region-n-palm-beach-county/palm-beach-gardens/palm-beach-gardens-community-concerned-over-outbreak-of-toads
https://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/5968050/have-we-lost-the-battle-against-the-cane-toad/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/plague-invasive-cane-toads-overruns-florida-community-180971797/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/c/cane-toad/

Asbestos:
https://www.epa.gov/asbestos/epa-actions-protect-public-exposure-asbestos
https://www.asbestos.com/asbestos/
https://www.mesotheliomadiagnosis.com/asbestos/
https://listverse.com/2014/07/06/10-popular-ideas-that-turned-out-to-be-really-dangerous/