The Mad Hatter & Mercury Poisoning 🎩🧠 The Mad Hatter Wasn’t Fiction — It Was Mercury The Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland wasn’t just whimsical nonsense. He was inspired by something very real — mercury poisoning . In the 1800s, hat makers used mercury nitrate to treat felt. Chronic exposure led to a condition called erethism , marked by: • tremors • mood swings • confusion • memory loss • erratic behavior Sound familiar? 🌀 “Mad as a hatter” wasn’t a metaphor — it was
