Radithor The Killer Radioactive Energy Drink

The story of Ebenezer McBurney Byers is the tale of a rich man killed by overspending on trendy healthcare products that he thought would improve his health. Instead, these products contained radium, such as the radioactive tonic called Radithor. It was marketed as a sort of expensive energy drink, because it contained the very trendy element of radium, which was also being sold in other products across America. In this episode, we explore this tragic and more than a little bizarre series of events that killed Eben Byers.
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