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This Fountain of Youth Has a Little Extra Zing

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The Fountain of Youth at Punta Gorda was so popular 40 years ago, residents remember waiting in line to get a drink. But in the 1980s, testing found high levels of radium in the well. In other words, the water is radioactive — but it might still prolong your life.

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