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 Sometimes things are not as dangerous as they seem. Was it actually dangerous? Or you threw it away just in case 
 I've seen uranium for sale on Amazon - used to test radiation detectors 
 Lil bit dangerous. Definitely required special handling, but legal and correctly sealed, so limited to gamma radiation. 
 Relevant xkcd

 https://xkcd.com/2568/ 
 😂