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Leisureguy<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zeroes.ca/@elliek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>elliek</span></a></span> That is certainly true, but I found it interesting to learn some specifics that help explain what we see in the US nowadays. </p><p>It's like learning about the social effects of general lead pollution (lead being a well-known neurotoxin), as when cars ran on leaded gasoline. The primary effect was an increase in violent crime. Here's an article (no account required): </p><p><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/lead-exposure-gasoline-crime-increase-children-health/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">16/02/lead-exposure-gasoline-crime-increase-children-health/</span></a></p><p>And this is an update publlished two years later: </p><p><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/02/an-updated-lead-crime-roundup-for-2018/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/kevin-drum/201</span><span class="invisible">8/02/an-updated-lead-crime-roundup-for-2018/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Lead ammunition to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/10/lead-ammunition-ban-hunting-shooting-england-scotland-wales" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/10/lead-ammunition-ban-hunting-shooting-england-scotland-wales</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wales</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a></p>
Maggie Maybe<p>Oh yay not they’re selling us magnesium supplements with lead! </p><p>I appreciate that they tested this stuff and told us it’s less than lead safe mama thought, but no thank you.</p><p>(sorry about the highlight on the whole entire section. I didn’t do it, consumer labs does. And if I try to copy and paste from their website I get a copyright warning.)</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CapitalismKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismKills</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/magnesium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magnesium</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ConsumerLabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerLabs</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"No Tell Lover" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LeeLoughnane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeeLoughnane</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DannySeraphine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DannySeraphine</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PeterCetera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterCetera</span></a> for the group <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> and recorded for their album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HotStreets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HotStreets</span></a> (1978), with Cetera and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonnieDacus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonnieDacus</span></a> singing <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> vocals. The second single released from that album, it reached No. 14 on the U.S. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BillboardHot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillboardHot100</span></a> chart and No. 5 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/adultContemporary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adultContemporary</span></a> chart. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a-VaujjYh0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=9a-VaujjYh0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HakeemJeffries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HakeemJeffries</span></a> is the top Democrat in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> of Representatives &amp; the first <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> lawmaker to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> a major party in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>.</p><p>A <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Brooklyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brooklyn</span></a> native &amp; former <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawyer</span></a>, 54-yr-old Jeffries has steadily climbed the ranks &amp; built a reputation as a disciplined &amp; strategic figure within the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a>.</p><p>He succeeded <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NancyPelosi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NancyPelosi</span></a> as Minority Leader in 2023, taking on the role during a time of political division within the party.</p>
RealJournalism<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flint</span></a> Completes Required <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lead</span></a> Pipe Replacements <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02072025/flint-completes-required-lead-pipe-replacements/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideclimatenews.org/news/020</span><span class="invisible">72025/flint-completes-required-lead-pipe-replacements/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@pgcd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pgcd</span></a></span> I beg to differ:<br><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThomasMidgley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThomasMidgley</span></a> did way more harm as an individual...</p><ul><li>Literally dumbed-down <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/humanty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanty</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tetraetyllead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tetraetyllead</span></a> and thus <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> emissions, because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ethanol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethanol</span></a> would've not been <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/patent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patent</span></a>-able!</li><li>Caused the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OzoneHole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OzoneHole</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFC</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Freon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Freon</span></a> as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/coolant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coolant</span></a> in the Linde process, despite any hydrocarbon like Propane being well better suited and cheaper whilst having no Ozone Deletion Potential.</li></ul><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M</span><span class="invisible">idgley_Jr</span></a>.</p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/230876/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/230876/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich convinced Julian Nagelsmann is the right man to lead Germany into 2026 World Cup <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/bavarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bavarian</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/bayern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bayern</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BayernMunichAlumni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BayernMunichAlumni</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/convinced" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>convinced</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cup</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/football" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>football</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FrontPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrontPage</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GermanyInternationalSoccer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GermanyInternationalSoccer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/into" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>into</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/is" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>is</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/joshua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>joshua</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/julian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>julian</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/kimmich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kimmich</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/man" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>man</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/munich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>munich</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nagelsmann" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nagelsmann</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Right" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Right</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SoccerSg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoccerSg</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Star" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Star</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/the" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>the</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/to" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>to</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/works" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>works</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/World" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>World</span></a></p>
Miro Collas<p>Flint completes replacement of lead pipes, ending water crisis - The Washington Post <br><a href="https://archive.ph/SZaSH" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/SZaSH</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Only now! The mind boggles</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Flint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flint</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lead</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a></p>
WordofTheHour<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> : a thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing</p><p>- French: avantage</p><p>- German: das Blei</p><p>- Italian: piombo</p><p>- Portuguese: liderar, chumbo</p><p>- Spanish: ventaja</p><p>------------</p><p>Join our new Discord Server for language learners @ <a href="https://wordofthehour.org/discord" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wordofthehour.org/discord</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
ReallyCanadianFly<p>Never inhale anything a big company produces and makes "fun". They don't learn, and they truly don't care about your health, or even survival.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ecigarrette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecigarrette</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ecigarettehealthrisks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecigarettehealthrisks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/heavymetals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heavymetals</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/healthhazards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthhazards</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/toxicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxicity</span></a></p><p>Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes | UC Davis <a href="https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/disposable-e-cigarettes-more-toxic-traditional-cigarettes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucdavis.edu/news/disposable-e-</span><span class="invisible">cigarettes-more-toxic-traditional-cigarettes</span></a></p>
The USA Potato<p><strong>Chicago’s Water Runs Through Lead Pipes. Why Are They Taking Decades to Replace?</strong></p> <p>Chicagoans face continued exposure to toxic drinking water as the city struggles for funding to remedy the system.</p> <p><a href="https://voices.murica.website/?p=26025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">voices.murica.website/?p=26025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
StanceOfMind<p>What’s the secret edge top leaders share? It’s not IQ or charisma—it’s intuition. Learn how tuning into your inner signal (and pairing it with integrity) can elevate your leadership game in ways data alone never could.👇</p><p><a href="https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/rare-habit-leadership-skills-off-the-charts/91203404" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inc.com/marcel-schwantes/rare-</span><span class="invisible">habit-leadership-skills-off-the-charts/91203404</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leadership</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Leading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leading</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lead</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/DecisionMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecisionMaking</span></a></p>
datum (n=1)<p>Pundits: "Lol, all these ADHD diagnoses are just people seeking amphetamines to abuse!"</p><p>Researchers:</p><blockquote><p>By 2015, [...] there were 151 million excess mental disorders attributable to lead exposure, with the highest impacts found among people born between 1966 and 1986.</p><p>lead exposure doubled the risk of schizophrenia for 89 million Americans, while quadrupling the risk of attention deficit disorder (ADHD) among another 170 million U.S. adults.</p><p>“We essentially lead-poisoned the entire population.” </p><p>In Canada, long-term health surveys show that in 1978-1979, about 27 per cent of the population aged six to 79 had lead concentrations double that in Flint [Michigan, where the water is toxic] [1]</p></blockquote><p>Pundits: "Ok but it's not like lead is that bad, it's a natural element!"</p><p>Researchers:</p><blockquote><p>linked leaded gasoline exposure to an average loss of <strong>2.6 IQ points per person as of 2015</strong> [1]</p><p>[extreme, serial killer] sociopaths are exceedingly rare, representing less than a tenth of 1 percent of all murderers by some accounts. Yet in Tacoma, they were surprisingly common, [mapping to] the lead- and arsenic-poisoned plume that flowed from Asarco’s metal smelter northwest of Tacoma, which operated for almost a century and polluted more than 1,000 square miles of the Puget Sound area, the source of the famous “aroma of Tacoma.” [2]</p></blockquote><p>Pundits: "fine but we've changed those laws! That;'s a thing of the past."</p><p>Researchers:</p><blockquote><p>[ongoing exposure to products containing] heavy metals like mercury, cadmium and even the continued use of lead. But also phthalates used to make plastic bendable, pesticides to protect crops, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — the latter a group of 4,700 “forever chemicals” used in everything from cosmetics and food packaging to carpets, diapers and clothing.</p><p>Unlike in Europe, where the regulatory burden is on companies to show consumer products are safe, in Canada, many consumer products are not adequately tested [1]</p></blockquote><p>[1] <a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/leaded-gasoline-legacy-linked-to-surge-in-schizophrenia-adhd-and-anxiety-disorders-finds-study-9902282" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vancouverisawesome.com/highlig</span><span class="invisible">hts/leaded-gasoline-legacy-linked-to-surge-in-schizophrenia-adhd-and-anxiety-disorders-finds-study-9902282</span></a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://grist.org/culture/murderland-caroline-fraser-serial-killers-pacific-northwest-lead-pollution/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/culture/murderland-c</span><span class="invisible">aroline-fraser-serial-killers-pacific-northwest-lead-pollution/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Tacoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tacoma</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a></p>
tasket<p>What warped the minds of serial killers? Lead pollution, a new book argues. </p><p>Ted Bundy, the Green River Killer, and others terrorized the Pacific Northwest. "Murderland" asks what role polluters played.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/arsenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arsenic</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mercury</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/crimewave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimewave</span></a> <br><a href="https://grist.org/culture/murderland-caroline-fraser-serial-killers-pacific-northwest-lead-pollution/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/culture/murderland-c</span><span class="invisible">aroline-fraser-serial-killers-pacific-northwest-lead-pollution/</span></a></p>

"Shout" is a song by English pop rock band #TearsForFears, released as the second single from their second studio album, #SongsFromTheBigChair (1985), on 23 November 1984. #RolandOrzabal is the #lead singer on the track, and he described it as "a simple song about protest". The single became the group's fourth top 5 hit on the #UKSinglesChart, peaking at No. 4 in January 1985. In the US, it reached No. 1 on the #Billboard Hot 100 on 3 August 1985.
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