Radioactive Atomic Energy Lab Kit with Uranium – The World’s Most Dangerous Toy

(via Atlas Obscura) Baby Boomers who came of age during the Cold War often played with toys with a science theme. Shockingly, the atomic age would see consumer products containing actual uranium. The boring chemistry sets of yesteryear got a little edgier in 1950, with the introduction of the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab for children. For one brief year, this “toy” was gifted to kids. The problem? It came with four types of uranium ore — which can be more dangerous than a choking hazard.