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If, for some reason, you ever feel the compulsion to perform a swan-dive into your cat’s litter box, you might want to re-consider your decision. Aside from the fact that it’s disgusting to even think that would be a good idea, kitty litter is one of the most common sources of radiation in your home. That’s because one of its major components is bentonite clay, a type of . . . well, clay, that’s great for soaking up poop and urine, but awful at not containing traces of naturally-occurring uranium and thorium. Which it does. Even worse, thanks to the way in which we just dump thousands of tons of cat litter in landfills each year, there’s a danger that this radiation might eventually spread to our groundwater. -- http://listverse.com/