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Newsgroups: net.wines
Subject: Re: lead seals
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Date: Fri, 30-Mar-84 21:42:09 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 30 21:42:09 1984
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One of the older reasons for using lead foils was that it protected the
bottles against rats in the cellars where wines were stored.  Even if a few
rats managed to chew the foils on a few bottles (and die), rats are pretty
smart and manage to learn from their compatriots.  Hopefully rats aren't
that much of a problem these days!
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