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Can you get lead poisoning from a pencil?

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There is no risk of lead poisoning if you stab yourself (or someone else) with a pencil because it contains no lead -- just a mixture of clay and graphite. Still, pencil wounds carry a risk of infection for the stabees, potential lawsuits for stabbers.

 


 

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