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  ArcticQ_20080827_072152_495_2X.jpg - Hardly visible in the snow and clouds, the graves of the first three members of the Franklin expedition to die are still marked on Beechy Island, Nunavut, Canada. The bodies were examined, and it was determined that all had abnormally high levels of lead, indicating tainted food from cans improperly soldered may have caused some of the deaths.  
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Hardly visible in the snow and clouds, the graves of the first three members of the Franklin expedition to die are still marked on Beechy Island, Nunavut, Canada. The bodies were examined, and it was determined that all had abnormally high levels of lead, indicating tainted food from cans improperly soldered may have caused some of the deaths. | ArcticQ_20080827_072152_495_2X.jpg
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